Using this chapter’s recommended Web sites, conduct an online investigation of critical infrastructure security.

Web sites:

• Aviation Secure USA
   
• FEMA Port Security Grant Program
   
• House Committee on Homeland Security
   
• Port of Long Beach
   
• Port of New York and New Jersey

1. Are there certain potential infrastructure targets that appear to be more vulnerable than others?
    
2. Read the mission statements of agencies responsible for infrastructure security. Do they reflect objective and professionally credible approaches for securing critical infrastructure?
    
3. In your opinion, how effective are these agencies?

To conduct an online search on research and monitoring organizations, activate the search engine on your Web browser and enter the following keywords:

• Critical infrastructure security
   
• Airline and maritime security