https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/11/dhs-wants-expand-reach-its-critical-infrastructure-cyber-training/152671/
By Joseph Marks
Senior Correspondent
Nextgov
November 8, 2018
The Homeland Security Department wants to surge its ability to train
critical infrastructure owners and operators on cybersecurity, according
to a contracting document released Wednesday.
The department is seeking a video conferencing service that it can use to
provide cybersecurity webinars to 5,000 or more critical infrastructure
operators simultaneously, according to the contracting document.
The term critical infrastructure refers to 16 sectors the government has
determined are vital to the nation’s successful operation. They include
hospitals, banks, energy plants, dams and transportation hubs such as
airports and train stations.
The department officially designated election infrastructure, such as
voting machines and voter rolls, critical infrastructure in January 2017,
after Russian efforts to breach those systems during the 2016 elections.
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