Critical Infrastructure Protection Significant Challenges in Developing National Capabilities

The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) was established as a national focal pointÓ for gathering information on threats & facilitating the federal government's response to computer-based incidents. This report describes the progress of the NIPC in: (1) developing national capabilities for analyzing cyber threat & vulnerability data & issuing warnings, (2) enhancing its capabilities for responding to cyber attacks, & (3) developing outreach & information-sharing initiatives with government & private-sector entities. In addition, it determines the purposes for which the NIPC used funding provided for fiscal years 1999 & 2000. Charts & tables.Dacey, Robert F. is the author of 'Critical Infrastructure Protection Significant Challenges in Developing National Capabilities' with ISBN 9780756715380 and ISBN 0756715385.