Title: Analyze risks affecting the critical infrastructure sectors.
Course: Cybersecurity in Manufacturing (13002-III) > Section: Exploring Vulnerabilities, Risks, and Threats in Manufacturing Systems

Analysis should include

- defining critical infrastructure sectors as including assets critical to the functioning of a society and economy
- identifying possible vs. probable loss within the critical infrastructure sectors to help assess financial impact
- describing evolving threats, including, but not limited to
  - cyber threats
  - acts of terrorism
  - pandemics
  - extreme weather
  - accidents or technical failures
  - societal unrest
- relating evolving threats to manufacturing as one of the identified 16 critical infrastructure sectors, such as
  - loss of intellectual property
  - machine-to-machine communication disruption
  - disruption to production processes
  - disruption of Industrial IoT (IIoT)
  - disruption resulting in threats to human health and safety.

Teacher Resource: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can one develop a threat protection guide? How can one visualize the type of threats, and prioritize those threats, within the guide?
- What are some proactive prevention measures to defend against evolving threats?