CIIP in the U.S.

John McCarthy's presentation to the
1st CI2RCO Conference on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (agenda)

March 30, 2006.
Rome, Italy.

CIP Program Director John McCarthy spoke about the history of U.S. awareness and investment in critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP), including the U.S. government's current role in research and development. Mr. McCarthy addressed problems in CIIP today and identified specific R&D issues, including who should invest in CIIP R&D, and what we should be investing in. The CIP Program is pleased to offer this whitepaper** (PDF) based on Mr. McCarthy's comments and presentation slides, and the stand-alone slides (PDF).

** whitepaper co-authored by Maeve Dion, Legal Research Associate. Email.