"In our meeting today at the White House, President Bush and Secretary Ridge made clear their commitment to protecting the nation's information systems from terrorist attack," Erlich said. "I am proud to participate on the national council that will help meet that goal. Our global economy and international security are increasingly reliant on global networks and the free flow of information. We cannot afford to leave those information systems vulnerable to threats of any kind."
NIAC supports a coordinated effort of government and the private sector to protect the nation's crucial infrastructure. Members of the NIAC represent major public and private sectors, including banking and finance, transportation, energy, manufacturing and emergency government services. The NIAC develops ways to encourage private industry to perform risk assessments of critical information systems and seeks ways to handle security vulnerability on the Internet.
