Answer & Explanation:Case Scenario:
A large regional utility company has been approached by
a federally funded research and development organization (FFRDC) which is
recruiting companies for participation in a government initiated public-private
partnership designed to improve cybersecurity for the energy sector. The
utility distributes both natural gas and electricity across a three state area
that includes both urban and rural households and businesses. The utility
companyΒs board of directors is not familiar with the concept of public-private
partnerships. They have hired your small consulting firm to help them make an
informed decision. Their biggest question is ΒWhatΒs in this for us?Β The
second looming question is what types of resources would they be expected to
contribute to the effort (e.g. money, personnel, facilities)?
Your immediate (quick response) task is to research and
write a three page issues brief which addresses public-private partnerships,
the types of cybersecurity improvements which could be addressed by such a
partnership, the potential benefits to industry partners, and the potential risks
and/or costs in resources.
Write:
Write a two to three page
summary of your research. At a minimum, your summary must include the
following:
An
introduction or overview for public-private partnerships which provides definitions and addresses the laws, regula
tions,
and policies which permit this type of cooperation between federal, state, and
local governments and private companies such as your customer (the utility
company). This introduction should be suitable for an executive audience.A
separate section which provides an overview of public-private partnerships for
cybersecurity which addresses the types of activities which the utility company
could reasonably be expected to contribute to (cybersecurity activities for
energy sector critical infrastructures). You should provide 3 or more specific
examples.An
analysis of whether or not participation in a public-private partnership is
likely to have benefits for the utility company (with specific examples of
those benefits). After you address the benefits, address the problem of costs
and/or risks which the company could expect to face (with specific examples). (One risk to consider is how much information
about company operations could be exposed to the federal government.)Β A recommendation with justification or rationale
for which, if any, existing or proposed public-private partnerships the utility
company should consider participating in.
Your white
paper should use standard terms and definitions for cybersecurity and privacy.
The following sources are recommended:
ISACA Glossary londonessays.com
Guidelines
on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing londonessays.com