Bill Clinton and the FBI's Three-Month Head Start on the NIPC
An FBI unit began monitoring the nation's digital arteries months before the White House formally authorized its existence, a gap kept secret for years.
By Miriam Adler ·
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Michael Vatis and the 1999 Masking of Solar Sunrise
Senate testimony kept the true architects of the Solar Sunrise intrusions in the shadows while officials performed a ritual of competence for the cameras.
By Constance Bell ·
Senate Committee Probed Whether U.S. Government Was Safe From Cyber Attack
Federal infrastructure remained fragile after Y2K as Senate investigators used subpoena power to probe whether the government could survive a targeted human cyber attack.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Senators Pressed FBI on Limits to Protecting Power and Water
Power and water systems remained vulnerable in a legal gray zone as the FBI struggled with Fourth Amendment warrants before its National Infrastructure Protection Center was disestablished.
By Marcus Boone ·