Critical infrastructure protection : significant challenges in developing national capabilities
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Critical infrastructure protection : significant challenges in developing national capabilities

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    • Corporate Creators:
      United States. Government Accountability Office
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    • Publication/ Report Number:
      GAO-01-323
    • Resource Type:
      Research Paper
    • Geographical Coverage:
      United States
    • Corporate Publisher:
      United States. General Accounting Office
    • Abstract:
      To address the concerns about protecting the nation's critical computer-dependent infrastructure, this General Accounting Office (GOA) report describes the progress of the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) in (1) developing national capabilities for analyzing cyber threat and vulnerability data and issuing warnings, (2) enhancing its capabilities for responding to cyber attacks, and (3) developing outreach and information-sharing initiatives with government and private-sector entities, including the progress made regarding the InfraGard Program and development of the key asset database. Briefly, the NIPC has initiated a variety of critical infrastructure protection efforts that, together, have laid a foundation for future governmentwide efforts. However, the analytical and information-sharing capabilities that Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 asserts are needed to protect the nation's critical infrastructures have not yet been achieved. The NIPC has had greater success in providing technical support and coordination for the FBI's investigations of attacks on computer systems, which it refers to as "computer crime". Progress in establishing information-sharing partnerships between the NIPC and private-sector and government entities has been mixed. NIPC's InfraGard Program for sharing information on computer-based threats and individual companies and organizations has enrolled over 500 members. However, of four information-sharing and analysis centers established as focal points for infrastructure sectors, only one - the electric power industry - had developed a two-way, information-sharing partnership with the NIPC at the close of GAO's review. In accordance with congressional direction, the NIPC obligated about $24 million and about $27 million for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, respectively.
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