United States Secret Service combat cybercrime. Protection of the nation's highest elected leaders and other government officials remains the other key mission of the United States Secret Service. After the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley, Congress also directed the Secret Service to protect the President of the United States. The Secret Service is authorized by law to protect: The laws states that individuals other than the President, the Vice President (or other officer next in the order of succession to the Office of President), the President-elect, and the Vice President-elect may decline Secret Service protection, but the law neither allows nor disallows these
Cobweb painting painted on the net of the moth caterpillar "Hyponomeuta euonymella". Probably by Johan Burgman (d. 1825) from the Tyrol, it is a copy of a painting by Lucas Cranach I (1472–1553). Oil paints can also be employed, and stippling is a technique that can be used to reduce the chance of damage to the canvas, however this can be very time-consuming. Chinese ink was also sometimes used. Cobweb painting Cobweb canvas, sometimes known as gossamer painting relates to paintings that are created on a canvas made from spiders webs that have been collected, layered, cleaned, and placed within a frame.