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05/24/2001 Archived Entry: "NIPC late on cyberattack alerts, lacks expertise"

GAO: NIPC late on cyberattack alerts, lacks expertise | Computerworld News & Features Story
An agency intended to be the federal government's focal point for combating computer crime, the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center, is falling short in its ability to provide timely cyberattack alerts and often issues warnings about attacks that are already under way.

In fact, its alerts may come too late for recipients to take mitigating action, according to a General Accounting Office report released today. The GAO also said the NIPC's efforts to gain private sector cooperation have so far been "mixed."