Document Type

Book

Publication Date

Fall 11-24-2022

Abstract

When you consider industries that were reinvented in recent history, you will find companies that continued to morph and remain relevant and viable and those who started off valid and in favor, but alas, perhaps didn’t make the sustainable cut. Consider, for example, Blockbuster Video, they were at the forefront of providing the legal rental of movies using physical media, such as a tape or DVD. They had the opportunity to transition from physical movie rentals to online—they had a customer base and name recognition. Do you see any Blockbuster Video stores around? Chances are you do not, and this may be for many reasons, but perhaps they did not take the opportunity to self-reflect and understand if they needed to change to remain a warranted provider for movie watchers. In yet another example, consider the photography hardware companies who, for many years, provided cameras that allowed the masses to take photos to be shared and kept history. When the smartphone market was taking shape, these companies may not have taken the opportunity to selfevaluate and determine if they should entertain the smartphone product. Think about some of those companies, and I won’t name names, but did they have the opportunity to reinvent themselves or migrate toward the up-and-coming smartphone market since they were experts in cameras already? Was there an opportunity, at some point along the way as the photography market changed for the general consumer, for these companies to re-evaluate areas in their business model and operations to learn more about certain new facets of the industry and stay abreast of the industry and a genuine industry leader? As the role of Law Enforcement is currently undergoing scrutiny in the popular media and local governments and municipalities, this may be an excellent time period to consider areas that may benefit from greater attention to law enforcement and emergency services. During challenges to an industry or work segment, putting attention to align the necessary skills for the current demand or challenges will provide benefits and transition roles for the future. In the following chapter, you will gather insights into the topical area of cybercrime investigations within the overarching Emergency Services Sector (ESS) of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) identified sixteen defined critical infrastructure areas. A deep-dive focus into the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework will ensue surrounding the Investigate category. This category places emphasis on the tasks that take place to investigate cybersecurity events or incidents and crimes related to information technology and the associated components. As you read the upcoming chapter, it is my hope that you are enlightened by the need for cybersecurity investigation knowledge in our emergency sector critical infrastructure. In our current environment, you cannot go a day without hearing about cybersecurity intrusions, exploits, hacking, and like incidents in the news. In this past year, the role of cybersecurity investigation made national headlines several times with the ransomware attacks that took place against our nations critical infrastructure categories. In progressing through the text, I ask you to resist the temptation 8 96 Securing the Nation’s Critical Infrastructures to consider that we should continue to reduce resources to our emergency services sector, but rather invest more and place greater emphasis to help reduce the number of cybercrime incidents plaguing our planet! Combine the growing cybersecurity incidents, with the call to challenge law enforcement, and you are provided with an opportunity to adjust the attention given to law enforcement investigations and aim for excellence. As the cybercrime landscape shifts and changes again in the years to come, again in habit, an opportunity will arise to adjust and reach excellence.

Publication Title

Securing the Nation’s Critical Infrastructures A Guide for the 2021-2025 Administration 1st Edition

First Page Number

95

Last Page Number

113

DOI

10.1201/9781003243021-8

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