Critical Infrastructure and Support Systems Standardization, June 2009

The key project objectives were to:

• identify and detail some of the issues, barriers and solutions related to protecting critical infrastructure and identify user perceptions of the importance of standards related to securing critical infrastructure;
• identify and prioritize the standards required by the owners and operators of critical infrastructure and identify the gaps between existing standards and the needs of the owners and operators of critical infrastructure; and
• make recommendations on how the gaps in standards may be addressed and develop a blueprint for the development of a security standards framework that is essential in identifying and categorizing security standards.

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• Summary of Recommendations
• Introduction
• Key Objectives
• Project Output
• Drivers for the Project
• Integrated Security Standards Framework
• Methodology
• Project Overview
• Security Issues and Solutions
• Understanding the Impact from Disruption to Services
• Funding and Development of Standards
• Common Approaches Supporting Security Processes
• Prioritization of Security Standards and Guidance
• Priority Areas for Standards Development
• Gap Analysis
• Methods for Improving the Implementation of Security Standards
• Commentary Overview
• Challenges
• Key Existing Standards Related to Security
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Attachments