Critical Infrastructure Protection

The protection of infrastructure and resources critical to national security; composed of national infrastructure, physical and virtual systems, cyberinfrastructure, and continuity of operations.

Recent Inquiries

How do first-responder teams on a military base use automated drones (machine learning, computer vision, 5G command and control)?

How do first-responder teams on a military base use automated drones (machine learning, computer vision, 5G command and control)?

Who is currently (or was previously) working in energy resilience for mission assurance?

Who is currently (or was previously) working in energy resilience for mission assurance?

What research is available on best practices and technology to ensure the physical security of major data centers that rely on large power supplies and other infrastructure?

What research is available on best practices and technology to ensure the physical security of major data centers that rely on large power supplies and other infrastructure?

Articles

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University of Nebraska Researchers at Forefront to Address Agriculture-Related Cyber Vulnerabilities

Cyberattacks on agribusinesses in recent years have demonstrated hackers’ ability to shut down processing plants, halt livestock purchases, and cost corporations millions through ransomware attacks. In the face of these threats, the University of Nebraska…

EMP over city

EMP Hardening of Critical Infrastructure

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) can have devastating consequences for electronic components, electrical systems, and the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Cyber silos: homeland defense, national guard, and homeland security

Enhancing Continuity Across a Cyber Response

The increasing sophistication and frequency of cyber incidents targeting U.S. infrastructure highlight an urgent need for a unified cyber response that bridges Homeland Security (HS) and Homeland Defense (HD).

Webinars

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Electromagnetic Pulse Hardening of Critical Infrastructure

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) can have devastating consequences for electronic components, electrical systems, and the nation’s critical infrastructure.  While EMPs can be both natural and man-made, the events can damage and/or disrupt significant portions of…

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Barometric Extremes: Amplified Weather Hazards Impacting Energy and IT Sector Operations

Extreme weather trends over the past 85 years have indicated a major swing in lower lows, and longer lasting highs which is wreaking havoc on weather systems at the surface. When systems and practices were…

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Machine-Learning Weather Prediction

Machine learning (ML) is revolutionizing weather forecasting because it can identify complex patterns in vast amounts of weather data. It provides accurate predictions, fast updates, and the ability to capture subtle details that traditional methods…

Events

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Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition

Explore the innovations that will help shape national security for the next century at NDIA’s flagship Emerging Technologies Conference! Hear directly from technology leaders in government, defense industry, the commercial sector, and academia on cutting-edge…

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2025 CBRN Defense Conference

Join NDIA’s CBRN Division in Baltimore, MD for the 2025 CBRN Defense Conference. The NDIA CBRN Defense Division promotes the exchange of information — technical and operational — related to defenses against weapons of mass…

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VERTEX

VERTEX | Launched Effects is a two-day symposium on capabilities that deploy reconnaissance, communications, electronic warfare, lethal, and other effects from air, ground, and sea systems from short to long range. This event brings together…