Homeland Security and Private Sector Business ─ Corporations' Role in Critical Infrastructure Protection

Eighty-five percent of the U.S.’s critical infrastructure, the private sector is in need of improved awareness, education, and training in fulfilling its obligation to maintain vital security interests. This new edition addresses mandates and legislation introduced after 9/11 and since the first edition. It reinforces the U.S. government's investment in infrastructure and national security and emphasizes the private sector’s regulatory requirements. It includes updates to the NIPP (National Infrastructure Protection Plan), new case studies of both proper security policies and procedures in practice versus costly security breaches, a toolkit for improving a company’s security posture, and new measures to assess and address vulnerabilities and threats.

Elsa Lee served as a U.S. Army counterintelligence officer and special agent for 20 years in the fight against terrorism and espionage in the United States, Europe, Central America, and Asia. She is now a lecturer and the CEO and founder of Advantage SCI, LLC, a professional services firm with offices in Washington, D.C.; Texas; and California. The company provides corporate, homeland, and national security services to government and private industry. Lee works with key member representatives of the critical national infrastructures, the academic community, and the U.S. government. She has been quoted extensively in national and international newspapers and professional journals and has appeared on Univision, Telemundo, CNN, Fox News, CBS News, Voice of America, and Canada Business Channel.