Recent world events, including September 11th, ice storms, power outages and other terrorist and cyber threats, have highlighted the need to ensure the protection of all critical assets. Increased threat and the corresponding demands on security have put extensive pressure on the maintenance of infrastructure as a vital part of service to Canadians. The current gaps in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) services leave no guarantee that governments and businesses at any level will be able to provide expected services in a consistent and timely manner.

Lansdowne is a forerunner in the development of CIP programs, strategies and policies for federal government clients. With a detailed and current knowledge of the constantly changing threat environment, our CIP teams of certified professionals use proven methodologies to conduct analyses of vulnerabilities and risks and provide solid mitigation and continuity strategies.

Lansdowne has the expertise required to provide governments and Critical Infrastructure operators in all sectors to develop comprehensive and integrated CIP programs and to evaluate the state of CIP and interdependencies. T he resulting program encompasses policy, concepts of operation, and integration into other security programs and threat and vulnerability assessments, and is designed to lead to the development of CIP risk mitigation strategies, safeguards and countermeasures.

We can offer support for your Critical Infrastructure Protection Program in five areas:

Assessments: Lansdowne provides certified expertise in Threat Risk Assessment, Business Impact Assessment, Privacy Impact Assessment, and Vulnerability Assessment. The Diversity and Composite Assessment package ensures total coverage of all areas of critical infrastructure.

Strategic CIP Programs: The subject matter experts at Lansdowne will design a robust program that is tailored to meet the needs of each client, whether they are determined by government regulation or a necessity for CIP continuity. Our CIP programs use common CIP standards, approved bi-national methodologies, and proactive performance management.

CIP Policy and Standards Development: Using guidelines outlined by the federal government, Lansdowne develops CIP policy documentation against measurable standards to ensure adherence to higher level policies and support to individual CIP plans.

CIP Plans: Our CIP plans are aligned to the organization’s strategic CIP program and policy to ensure integration into: other security programs; threat and vulnerability assessments of critical departmental infrastructure; and, the development of CIP risk mitigation strategies, safeguards and countermeasures.

Validation: Verification and validation of CIP programs, policies and plans in a dynamic changing environment are achieved through the evaluation of risk mitigation against CIP standards using highly effective measurement tools and formal auditing processes.