Performance Evaluation Model for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Activities

Abstract

Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) becomes an important national security issue after 911 attacks in 2001. Since many countries have devoted huge amount of effort to CIIP, it is critical to evaluate the effectiveness of CIIP activities. This research proposes a six-dimensional structure for CIIP performance maturity evaluation. Under this structure, a CIIP-CMM has been developed. Preliminary analyses and comparisons of CIIP activities in America, Australia, and Taiwan using CIIP-CMM have also been given.