National Cyber Security Division

NCSD also provides cyber threat and vulnerability analysis, early warning, and incident response assistance for public and private sector constituents.

[4] Strategic Objectives To protect the cyber infrastructure, NCSD has identified two overarching objectives: Priorities NCSD is funded through the following Congressionally appropriated Programs, Projects and Activities (PPA): United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), Strategic Initiatives, and Outreach and Programs:[4] US-CERT leverages technical competencies in federal network operations and threat analysis centers to develop knowledge and knowledge management practices.

It does so through a holistic approach that enables federal stakeholders to address cybersecurity challenges in a manner that maximizes value while minimizing risks associated with technology and security investments.

US-CERT funds also support the development, acquisition, deployment, and personnel required to implement the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS), operationally known as EINSTEIN.

The EINSTEIN Program is an automated intrusion detection system for collecting, correlating, analyzing, and sharing computer security information across the federal government to improve our Nation’s situational awareness.

EINSTEIN is an early warning system that monitors the network gateways of Federal Executive Branch civilian departments and agencies for malicious cyber activity.