NIPC seeks cyberalert support

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http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0812/web-nipc-08-16-02.asp

By Diane Frank 
Aug. 16, 2002

The National Infrastructure Protection Center this week issued a 
request for quotations to get contractor support for its Analysis and 
Warning Section - the group that provides cybersecurity alerts and 
advice to the public and private sectors.

The statement of work outlines several requirements the NIPC is 
looking for a contractor to fill, including:

* Supporting the center's ability to identify and predict security 
  threats and trends.

* Performing analysis and assessment of threat information.

* Providing historical incident data.

* Distributing the information to partners and the general public.

The General Accounting Office and many outside organizations have 
criticized the NIPC for its slow response time to potential and 
immediate threats. During the past year, the center has formed many 
partnerships with information-sharing organizations created in the 
public and private sectors.

The NIPC resides within the FBI, and although it is an interagency 
group, it is staffed mainly by FBI agents and personnel. Under a Bush 
administration proposal, the center will become part of the proposed 
Homeland Security Department's information analysis and infrastructure 
protection function.

The General Services Administration's Federal Computer Incident 
Response Center is another group that would move into that function. 
FedCIRC provides analysis and warnings specifically for federal 
civilian agencies and last year signed a support contract with Global 
Integrity, a security services provider.

 

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