Silver Shield, Nevada’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Program implements the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and incorporates its risk management framework into the program’s overall objectives. Having initially formed with the mandate to conduct physical security assessments of critical infrastructure/key asset sites, the program has evolved to identify, prioritize, and assess risks regarding infrastructure, assets, systems, networks and functions critical to the state’s economic security, public health and safety. Silver Shield is to provide the greatest degree of mitigation to the greatest number of owner/users; establish private sector coordination; and distribute and or otherwise make available infrastructure data.