CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION: Significant Challenges in Developing Analysis, Warning, and Response Capabilities

Abstract

I am pleased to be here today to discuss our review of the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). As you know, the NIPC is an important element of our government s strategy to protect our national infrastructures from hostile attacks, especially computer-based attacks. This strategy was outlined in Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63, which was issued in May 1998.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390605

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Dacey

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Computer Crime
  • Computers
  • Counterterrorism
  • Crime
  • Denial Of Service Attack
  • Electronic Mail
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Information Security
  • Infrastructure
  • Internet
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Security
  • Security

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management