National Infrastructure Protection

          Recent advances in communications technologies, and computer hardware and software, have made these infrastructures potentially more vulnerable to disruption or incapacitation. The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), located at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, was established on February 26, 1998, to address these issues.

        InfraGard

         The NIPC, in partnership with private industry, has formed the National InfraGard Program. This program is dedicated towards increasing the security of critical infrastructures in the United States. It is founded on the principle that information exchange regarding threats and attacks to our critical infrastructures is essential for effective protection. The goal is to enable information flow so that owners and operators can better protect themselves, and the United States government can better discharge its law enforcement and national security responsibilities.