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The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is part of the Cybersecurity Division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It acts to coordinate various aspects of the U.S. federal government's cybersecurity and cyberattack mitigation efforts through cooperation with civilian agencies, infrastructure operators, state and local governments, and international partners.
It is also responsible for coordinating the national response to significant cyber incidents in accordance with the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP).
The NCCIC consists of four branches:
- NCCIC Operations & Integration (NO&I)
- United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
- Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT)
- National Coordinating Center for Communications (NCC)
According to the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), their mission is to "reduce the risk of systemic cybersecurity and communications challenges in our role as the Nation’s flagship cyber defense, incident response, and operational integration center."