| The purpose of this article is to
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| | information concerning various terrorism,
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| familiarize individuals with InfraGard,
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| | intelligence, criminal, and security
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| which is an organization whose purpose is
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| | matters.InfraGard Goal
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| to help protect "critical United States
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| | The goal of InfraGard is to promote
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| infrastructures". This article will
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| | communication between members and the
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| describe the organization, its mission
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| | FBI. InfraGard members gain access to
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| and goals, and how individuals and
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| | information that enables them to protect
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| organizations can become involved with
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| | their assets and in turn give information
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| their work. The "2005 FBI Computer Crime
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| | to government that helps it to prevent
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| Survey" indicated that 90% of
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| | and address terrorism and other
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| organizations are not familiar with
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| | crimes.What Does InfraGard Do?
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| InfraGard.About InfraGard
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| | InfraGard is an alliance between the FBI
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| InfraGard is a partnership between the
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| | and the private sector (businesses,
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| FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation),
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| | academic institutions, state and local
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| and the private sector. The mission of
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| | law enforcement agencies, and other
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| InfraGard is "...to improve and extend
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| | participants). InfraGard is an
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| information sharing between private
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| | association dedicated to sharing both
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| industry and the government, particularly
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| | information and intelligence with the
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| the FBI, when it comes to critical
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| | goal of preventing hostile acts against
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| national infrastructures" (Source:
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| | the United States.InfraGard Organization
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| InfraGard web site). President Clinton
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| | InfraGard is organized into chapters
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| defined "critical national
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| | that are geographically linked with FBI
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| infrastructures" in 1998 in the following
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| | Field Offices. Each InfraGard Chapter has
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| way - "Critical infrastructures are those
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| | an associated FBI Special Agent
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| physical and cyber-based systems
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| | Coordinator who helps to form the chapter
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| essential to the minimum operations of
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| | and coordinate activities.InfraGard
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| the economy and government. These systems
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| | chapters hold regular meetings where
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| are so vital, that their incapacity or
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| | members discuss issues, threats, and
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| destruction would have a debilitating
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| | other matters that may impact their
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| impact on the defense or economic
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| | companies. Chapters have speakers from
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| security of the United States."The
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| | public and private agencies and the law
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| infrastructures that InfraGard is
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| | enforcement community.Membership
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| concerned with protecting include:
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| | Individuals who wish to become members
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| | should apply at local chapter meetings.
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| Agriculture
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| | The FBI requires photo identification
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| Banking/Finance
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| | with an application. All applicants will
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| Chemical
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| | undergo a background check performed by
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| Computer Security
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| | the FBI. Membership is limited to United
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| Defense
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| | States citizens.According to InfraGard,
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| Emergency Services
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| | 68 of the top 100 firms in the Fortune
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| Energy
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| | 500 have an InfraGard representative.
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| Food
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| | There are currently over 13,000 InfraGard
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| Postal/Shipping
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| | members.Related Links
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| Public Health
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| | Following are some related links that
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| Transportation
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| | may be helpful:
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| Telecommunications
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| | InfraGard Web Site:
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| Water Supply
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| | Internet Crime Complaint Center:
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| InfraGard is an FBI program that was
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| | OnGuard Online:
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| started in 1996 in the Cleveland Field
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| | Staysafeonline.org:
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| Office. It initially focused only on the
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| | Rob Pirozzi is a freelance writer who
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| cyber arena. Since then, program
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| | provides timely, quality professional
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| responsibility has transferred to the
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| | writing of all types. He is also the
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| National Infrastructure Protection Center
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| | publisher of the web site which provides
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| (NIPC) and then to the Cyber Division of
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| | information on low-cost computers and
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| the FBI in 2003. InfraGard now focuses on
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| | low-cost or free software for the average
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| more than the "cyber arena". InfraGard
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| | home or small business computer user.
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| now also deals with the exchange of
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