National Infrastructure Protection Center

The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) was a unit of the United States federal government charged with protecting computer systems and information systems critical to the United States' infrastructure.[1] It was founded in 1998 by President Bill Clinton's Presidential Decision Directive 63.[2] It was originally created as a branch of the FBI.[3][4][5] In 2003, the NIPC was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.[1] The NIPC was eventually disbanded, with other federal government organizations taking on its responsibilities.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gale Encyclopedia of Espionage & Intelligence. Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), United States National
  2. ↑ Cryptome. United States Information Service Washington File. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  3. ↑ FBI. FBI and the National Infrastructure Protection Center Publicly Introduce the National InfraGard Program.
  4. ↑ About the InfraGard
  5. ↑ Free Encyclopedia of Ecommerce. National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC).
  6. ↑ National Infrastructure Protection Center. www.nipc.gov (archived)