Introduction to Transportation Systems Requirements for Securing the Sector The Transportation Sector as Linked Systems Impact Resulting from System Failure or Interruption Trends within the Transportation Sector Fragility and Reliability Understanding Transportation System Security Transportation System Topography General Overview Nodes and Conduits Directly and Indirectly Derived Demands Factors Affecting Directly Derived Demands Factors Affecting Indirect Demands Routing of Conduits Spoke-and-Hub Systems Control Points versus Nodes Control Points in Fixed Conduits Control Points along Flexible Conduits Terminal or Transfer? System as a Sum of Interlinked Systems Recap of the System Constraints within the System Coordination Networks Coordination Network--Operations How the Coordination Network Interacts with the System Conduit-Based Networks: Operations and Deployment Use of Systems for Automation Persons and Associations and Networks of Persons Sector-Wide Factors to Consider Business Goals and Mission Analysis Scales of Operability General Interaction How Is the System Mission Achieved? Considerations of the Transportation System System-Level Mission Statement Transportation System Security Mission Statement Determining the Mission Statement for Organizations Strategic Level Mission Statements as Organizational Constraints Operational Level within the Structure Interaction between the Strategic and Operational Levels Role of the Operational Level Tactical Level within the Structure Interaction between the Operational and Tactical Levels Overview of the Structure Limitations on Controls Limitations on the Strategic Level Limitations on the Operational Level Limitations on the Tactical Level Generation of the Mission Statements ABC Transport''s Security Mission Statements How Does the Mission Statement Fit into Critical Infrastructure Protection? Questions General Definitions and Approaches Persons, Assets, Facilities, Information, and Activities Follow-the-Pipe Approach Mission-Driven Value Vulnerability-Driven Considerations Integrating the C-I-A Triad Integrating the D-M-L Triad CIP Management Approach Criticality Means, Opportunity, and Intent Convergence within the Transportation System The Concept of Risk, Residual Risk, and Risk Appetite Who Decides the Threshold for Risk Appetite? Avoiding, Addressing, Transferring, Accepting, and Ignoring Risk Responses to Risk and Regulation Risk Awareness The Concept of Safeguards Prevention, Detection, Response, and Recovery Looking at Vulnerabilities Interim versus Proposed Measures Layered Defenses The Macro Level ABC Transport Local versus Systems Approaches Structures of Networks The Flux of the Transportation System Imperatives Driving Network Component Behavior Aligning Imperatives with the Mission Statement Relationship between Imperatives and Levels Tactical-Level Imperatives Operational-Level Imperatives Strategic-Level Imperatives Aligning the Levels of the Organization Communications among the Levels Pace of Evolution Internal Influences versus External Influences Transorganizational Constraints Alignment with Mission Statements Influences on Follow the Pipe Alignment of Transorganizational Groups with the Matrix Constraints by Regulators Questions Answers Criticality, Impact, Consequence, and Internal and External Distributed Risk Assignment of Value Criticality Impact Consequence Risk Risk Calculations ABC Transport Example Questions Mitigation and Cost Benefit First Step to Mitigating Risk--Strategy Key Considerations Selecting a Mitigation Strategy Tactical-Level Considerations Operational-Level Considerations Strategic-Level Considerations System-Level Considerations Cost Considerations Benefit Considerations Aligning Procedures with Performance Setting Strong Procedures Linking Business Activities Robustness, Resiliency, and Redundancy Setting Goals and Benchmarks Generating the Manual Questions Certification, Accreditation, Registration, and Licensing Linking to Mitigation Certification Accreditation Registration Licensing The Trusted Transportation System ABC Transport Example Continuity of Operations Planning Questions Continuity of Operations What Is COOP? Aligning COOP, BCP, and Contingency Planning Background of COOP Objectives Elements Operations Issues Implementing COOP Aligning with Preventive Safeguards Detection Response and Mitigation Recovery Supply Chain Management Security Questions Networks and Communities of Trust Value of Community Involvement Prevention Detection Response Recovery Community Building as a Continuum Setting of Arrangements Communities and Council Building Tactical, Operational, and Strategic Considerations Communities, Trusted Networks, and Operations ABC Transport Example Questions Establishing and Monitoring Learning Systems Intent of the Learning System How the Intent Is Met Assessing or Evaluating against Criteria Prioritizing Based on Divergence Determining Causes Communicating Results Challenges with ISACs How Would Information Be Shared? Legal Issues with ISACs Consequences of Accidental Disclosure of Information Intellectual Property and ISACs Trend Analysis Reporting Trends Information Sharing and Definition and Categorization Challenges ABC Transport Questions Fragility and Fragility Analysis Management Requirement for Information Repositories of Information Lines of Communication Data Categorization Adaptability of the Categorization Process Adaptability of Data Sets or Mutability Assessment Integration into Mitigation Strategies Addressing Capacity in Decision-Making Gaps Translating of Strategies into Action The Rough Fragility Score for Evolution Additional Factors with Respect to Fragility Rating Geographic, Sphere of Control, and Interdependency Fragility Fragility Factor Relating to Resiliency and Redundancy Fragility and the Path of Least Resistance Mean Time between Business Failure (MTBBF) Mean Time between Market Failure (MTBMF) Persistent Fragility Leading to System Revolution Management of Fragility Relating to Prevention, Detection, Response, and Recovery Transportation System Security, Risk, and Fragility Questions Appendix A: Sample Memorandum of Understanding between the Radio Amateurs of Canada, Inc. and the Canadian Red Cross Society Memorandum of Understanding between the Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. and the Canadian Red Cross Society Appendix A Guidelines for Cooperation Appendix B Organization of The Canadian Red Cross Society Organization of the Radio Amateurs of Canada, Inc. Appendix B: Manager''s Working Tool Section 1: Product or Service Delivery Section 2: Geography and Community Building Section 3: Data Categorization and Information Management Section 4: Establish a Learning System Section 5: Maintenance and Sustainabilityn the System Coordination Networks Coordination Network--Operations How the Coordination Network Interacts with the System Conduit-Based Networks: Operations and Deployment Use of Systems for Automation Persons and Associations and Networks of Persons Sector-Wide Factors to Consider Business Goals and Mission Analysis Scales of Operability General Interaction How Is the System Mission Achieved? Considerations of the Transportation System System-Level Mission Statement Transportation System Security Mission Statement Determining the Mission Statement for Organizations Strategic Level Mission Statements as Organizational Constraints Operational Level within the Structure Interaction between the Strategic and Operational Levels Role of the Operational Level Tactical Level within the Structure Interaction between the Operational and Tactical Levels Overview of the Structure Limitations on Controls Limitations on the Strategic Level Limitations on the Operational Level Limitations on the Tactical Level Generation of the Mission Statements ABC Transport''s Security Mission Statements How Does the Mission Statement Fit into Critical Infrastructure Protection? Questions General Definitions and Approaches Persons, Assets, Facilities, Information, and Activities Follow-the-Pipe Approach Mission-Driven Value Vulnerability-Driven Considerations Integrating the C-I-A Triad Integrating the D-M-L Triad CIP Management Approach Criticality Means, Opportunity, and Intent Convergence within the Transportation System The Concept of Risk, Residual Risk, and Risk A.