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Tuesday, August 20, 2002
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/19059.html NIPC Asks for Help on Cyber Alerts Jay Lyman, NewsFactor Network Security expert Ryan Russell told NewsFactor that the NIPC is known for trailing other cyber security groups, such as CERT, in putting out alerts and warnings. The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), the government's main cyber protection agency, is seeking outside help with tracking Internet threats and incidents and generating alerts. The agency, a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said it is seeking contractor support for its Analysis and Warning Section, which releases computer security alerts to the public. Security experts said that because the NIPC tends to be late on warnings and provides minimal detail in its advisories, the agency could use the help. However, experts also pointed out that the agency has an advantage in terms of access to incident information because of its law enforcement nature....
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