United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-04-25 monographic deposited born digital 108 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-323 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323 P0b002ee180381b1a f:d01323 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323 GAO-01-323 Computer crimes Computer security Information resources management Interagency relations Performance measures Terrorism DOJ Five-Year Interagency Counterterrorism and Technology Crime Plan Other Written Product A00876

To address concerns about protecting the nation's critical computer-dependent infrastructures from computer-based attacks and disruption, the President issued Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 in 1998. A key element of the directive was the establishment of the National Infrastructure Protection Center as a national focal point' for gathering information on threats and facilitating the federal government's response to computer-based incidents. To determine how effectively the center has fulfilled its role, the GAO evaluated the center's progress 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. GAO found that although the center has taken some steps to develop analysis and warning capabilities, the strategic capabilities described in PDD 63 have not been achieved. The center has provided important support in increasing the Federal Bureau of Investigation's ability to investigate computer crimes by coordinating investigations and providing technical assistance, and also has developed crisis management procedures and drafted an emergency law enforcement sector plan, which is now being reviewed by sector members. The center's information-sharing relationships are still evolving and will probably have limited effectiveness until reporting procedures and thresholds are defined and trust relationships are established. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323.pdf GAO-01-323 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-323 Other Written Product GAO-01-323; Critical Infrastructure Protection: Significant Challenges in Developing National Capabilities; Computer crimes Computer security Information resources management Interagency relations Performance measures Terrorism DOJ Five-Year Interagency Counterterrorism and Technology Crime Plan Title 5 Section 306 5 U.S.C. 306 Title 18 Section 1385 18 U.S.C. 1385 Public Law 103-62 Public Law 104-106