The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) was a unit of the United States federal government charged with protecting computer systems and information systems critical to the United States' infrastructure.Gale Encyclopedia of Espionage & Intelligence. Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), United States National It was founded in 1998 by President Bill Clinton's Presidential Decision Directive 63.United States Information Service Washington File. Retrieved 2013-02-08. It was originally created as a branch of the FBI.FBI. FBI and the National Infrastructure Protection Center Publicly Introduce the National InfraGard Program.About the InfraGard Free Encyclopedia of Ecommerce. National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC).
In 2003, the NIPC was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security. The NIPC was eventually (2002) disbanded, with other federal government organizations taking on its responsibilities.National Infrastructure Protection Center. www.nipc.gov (archived) [Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296)]
See also InfraGard
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