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53 Winter 2014 – 2015 Proceedings www.uscg.mil/proceedings Additionally, the Coast Guard is leveraging partnerships with other homeland security agencies such as Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforce- ment, as well as the FBI, to develop cybersecurity initiatives. FBI personnel are also engaged at the individual port level, interacting with USCG and port partners through AMSCs and other industry and law enforcement working groups. For example, the FBI has feld offce cyber task forces that focus exclusively on cyber threats. The Coast Guard is also forging new partnerships, such as with the Department of Energy (DOE). Coast Guard leaders recognized the signifcant potential for the DOE's Cyber- Security Capability Maturity Model (C2M2) to be modifed and utilized within the maritime sector. DOE personnel initially developed the C2M2 for the electricity sector to better protect the nation's electrical grid. The tool helps orga- nizations evaluate, prioritize, and enhance cybersecurity capabilities, so it is expected that collaboration with DOE will allow Coast Guard personnel to integrate DOE lessons learned to provide and refne a similar maritime tool. 4 Grassroots Eforts Furthermore, signifcant efforts within our nation's ports address local cybersecurity vulnerabilities. For example, in the Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, two local groups specifcally address cybersecurity initiatives. Although not yet offcial subcommittees to the AMSC, each group has a direct linkage to the area maritime security committee via common membership. The Los Angeles Port Police chairs the executive-level group, which consists of port security directors, police chiefs, the FBI assistant special agent in charge, the Secret Service supervisory special agent, and the Coast Guard captain of the port. This group focuses on high-level organizational and policy changes, notewor- thy national activity regarding c ybersec u r it y, a nd por t-w ide projects, such as installing a fber optic network to allow local Coast Guard sector personnel to monitor port police security cameras. harbor safety committees, industry trade association meet- ings, and other specialty or local groups. Within Coast Guard headquarters, the Offce of Port and Facility Compliance is the lead for MTS cybersecurity, and personnel oversee preparedness activities aimed at pre- venting, responding to, and recovering from hazards that could have a destabilizing effect on the nation's economic strength, public health, safety, and homeland security. CG Cyber Command has subject matter experts who have experience in MTS critical infrastructure cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Additionally, CG Cyber Command person- nel identify and disseminate cybersecurity threat infor- mation and best practices to operational commanders and maritime partners. Information Sharing Among Federal Agency Partners The Department of Homeland Security is the lead depart- ment that implements cybersecurity initiatives throughout the federal government. Within DHS, the lead offce is the Directorate for National Protection and Programs, which includes the Office of Infrastructure Protection and the Offce of Cybersecurity and Communications. There are also numerous offices, command centers, and working groups within DHS that are or will be part of the larger whole-of-government coordination effort to address cybersecurity incident prevention and response, including: • the Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center, a joint fusion center of the Offce of Infrastruc- ture Protection and the Offce of Intelligence and Analy- sis; • the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, the 24-hour operational arm of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center; • the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, part of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, which partners with law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and private sector industrial control system users; • the National I n f r a s t r u c - ture Coordi- nating Center, the information and coordination hub of a national network for critical infrastructure protec- tion. HOMEPORT and other information sharing protocols enable ports and area maritime security committees throughout the country to have access to the same information. mstay / iStock / Thinkstock