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The economic and national security of the United States relies, in large part, on the security and reliability of information systems and networks that increasingly are linked to consumer and investor confidence. Computer networks create new avenues for malicious actors - ranging from hackers and common criminals to foreign intelligence agencies and international terrorists - who can do damage to all Americans.

CRS Report for Congress (January 8, 2013).

Congressional Research Service (2011).

About the Office of Infrastructure Protection
The Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) is a component within the National Protection and Programs Directorate. IP leads the coordinated national program to reduce risks to the nation's critical infrastructure posed by acts of terrorism, and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2012). Vol. 9 no. 8 pgs. 2949-2963.