"Actions to reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure or key resources in order to deter, mitigate, or neutralize terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies Source- HSPD 7, December 2003). It requires coordinated action on the part of federal, state, and local governments; the private sector; and concerned citizens across the country. Protection also includes: continuity of government and operations planning; awareness elevation and understanding of threats and vulnerabilities to their critical facilities, systems, and functions; identification and promotion of effective sector-specific protection practices and methodologies; and expansion of voluntary security-related information sharing among private entities within the sector, as well as between government and private entities. (Source - The National Strategy For The Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, February 2003)". (DHS/ODP, State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy: Guidance..., 2005, pp. 3-4)