DHS Wants to Expand the Reach of Its Critical Infrastructure Cyber Training

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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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