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1997, the commission issued its report,3 stating that a comprehensive effort
was needed, including "a system of surveillance, assessment, early
warning, and response mechanisms to mitigate the potential for cyber
threats." The report said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
had already begun to develop warning and threat analysis capabilities and
urged it to continue in these efforts. In addition, the report noted that the
FBI could serve as the preliminary national warning center for
infrastructure attacks and provide law enforcement, intelligence, and
other information needed to ensure the highest quality analysis possible.
In May 1998, PDD 63 was issued in response to the commission's report.
The directive called for a range of actions intended to improve federal
agency security programs, establish a partnership between the
government and the private sector, and improve the nation's ability to
detect and respond to serious computer-based attacks. The directive
established a National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection,
and Counter-Terrorism under the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs. Further, the directive designated lead agencies to work
with private-sector entities in each of eight industry sectors and five
special functions. For example, the Department of the Treasury is
responsible for working with the banking and finance sector, and the
Department of Energy is responsible for working with the electric power
industry.
PDD 63 also authorized the FBI to expand its NIPC, which had been
originally established in February 1998. The directive specifically assigned
the NIPC, within the FBI, responsibility for providing comprehensive
analyses on threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks; issuing timely warnings
on threats and attacks; facilitating and coordinating the government's
response to cyber incidents; providing law enforcement investigation and
response; monitoring reconstitution of minimum required capabilities
after an infrastructure attack; and promoting outreach and information
sharing.
Critical Foundations: Protecting America's Infrastructures, the Report of the President's Commission
on Critical Infrastructure Protection, October 1997.GAO-01-769T
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