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7 Winter 2014 – 2015 Proceedings www.uscg.mil/proceedings • increase the volume, timeliness, and quality of cyber threat infor- mation sharing; • incorporate strong privacy and civil liberties protections into every ini- tiative to secure our critical infra- structure; • explore existing regulations to pro- mote cybersecurity. Information sharing between the fed- eral and private sector is key, so that these entities can better protect them- selves from cyber threats. This is espe- cially true for the U.S. Coast Guard, as it has always shared as much information as possible with industry and will con- tinue to do so. National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness The National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA plan) pro- vides timely, accurate, and informed decision making to anticipate potential threats and take effective and necessary action to mitigate those threats. The MDA plan will help achieve maritime domain aware- ness by unifying the U.S. government and supporting inter- national efforts with allies and partners around the world. To achieve this, the plan promotes sustaining favorable con- ditions for global maritime security and guides capabilities that effciently share maritime information, including intel- ligence, law enforcement information, and all-source data from the public and private sectors. MDA plan goals include: • enhancing maritime domain transparency to detect, deter, and disrupt threats, as early as possible; • enabling accurate, dynamic, and confdent decisions and responses to the full spectrum of maritime threats and challenges through information sharing; • facilitating partnerships to promote maritime domain information sharing, safeguarding, capacity building, and integration; • preserving our nation's rights, freedoms of navigation and overfight, and uses of the sea and airspace recog- nized under international law, while promoting lawful, continuous, and effcient commerce fow. Achieving these goals will make maritime domain aware- ness a critical national maritime security enabler, allowing leaders at all levels to make effective decisions that mitigate threats and challenges early, to ensure the prosperity of the United States, its allies, and its partners. Looking ahead While these cybersecurity policies will guide efforts to strengthen critical infrastructure security and resilience against evolving threats and hazards, this will not be an easy task. The Coast Guard must employ an approach that includes information sharing between the public and private sector, so that all are able to coordinate to prevent, respond to, and mitigate cyber attacks. About the author: Ms. Danielle Bivens is a junior project manager with an M.S. in cyber security policy from University of Maryland University College. Her pro fessional experience is in project management and she provides support to the U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command. Endnotes: 1. United States. DHS. Fact Sheet: Executive Order (EO) 13636 Improving Critical Infra structure Cybersecurity and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)21 Critical Infrastruc ture Security and Resilience. Washington, DC: Department of Homeland Security, March 2013. 2. DHS. National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness. Homeland Security. N.p., n.d. Tashatuvango / iStock / Thinkstock