The Denver Division's National Infrastructure Computer Intrusion Program (NIPCIP) is part of a newly formed Computer Crime Squad. There are three main programs within the NIPCIP:
The NIPCIP is responsible for all computer intrusions and other computer related incidents which fall under United States Code Title 18 for computer related incidents.
The Infragard Program is designed to provide members with access to secured websites to discuss computer vulnerabilities and known system security problems. Denver launched it inaugueral meeting of the Rocky Mountain Infragard chapter in November 2000. The newly formed chapter has a growing membership. Rocky Mounain Infragard is planning to hold meetings on a quarterly basis. The second regular scheduled chapter meeting will be held June 6, 2001. As the Infragard membership base grows, new chapters will be formed in Colorado Springs, Nothern Colorado, Wyoming, and the western slope.
Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63, "Critical Infrastructure Protection," signed by the President in May 1998, assigns the FBI and the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), located at FBI Headquarters (www.nipc.gov), with the duty of being the focal point for gathering information on threats to the national infrastructure. The Denver Division Field Office holds primary responsibility for this security function in Colorado and Wyoming.
The NIPC will provide the principal means of facilitating and coordinating the Federal Government's response to an incident and investigating threats to National Infrastructure facilities. The mission includes providing timely warning of intentional threats, comprehensive analyses and law enforcement investigation and response. The NIPC and Denver Division are responsible for performing this mission in Colorado and Wyoming.
Currently, there are two primary goals of the Key Asset Initiative (KAI). The first, consistent with PDD 63, is to enable the NIPC to function as "the national critical infrastructure threat assessment, warning, vulnerability, and law enforcement investigation and response entity." The second is to provide the Denver Division's Special Agent in Charge (SAC), when acting as Federal on-scene commander, with sufficient crisis management resources so he can access and deploy those resources in an infrastructure emergency.
For more information on the NIPCIP contact the NIPC through their web site www.nipc.gov
For information relating to computer security warnings contact the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) at www.cert.org
