Critical Infrastructure Protection: Fundamental Improvements Needed to Assure Security of Federal Operations

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Oct. 6, 1999
Report No.	T-AIMD-00-7
Subject	Baseline security controls Computer fraud Computer protection software Computer security Data encryption Federal computer incident response capability Hackers Homeland security Information resources management Information security Information systems Internal controls Y2K Critical infrastructure protection Computer crimes

Summary:

Since the early 1990s, an explosion in computer interconnectivity, particularly the growth in Internet use, has revolutionized the way that the government and the world communicate and do business. The benefits have been enormous. Without proper safeguards, however, this widespread interconnectivity poses enormous risks to critical operations and infrastructures in such areas as telecommunications, power distribution, law enforcement, national defense, and other government services. This testimony discusses efforts by federal agencies to deal with computer security issues. Recent audits by GAO and agency inspectors general show that the government is not adequately protecting critical federal operations and assets from computer attacks. This testimony provides greater detail on these problems and discusses broader issues that need to be considered as a national strategy for critical infrastructure protection is being considered.

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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Fundamental Improvements Needed to Assure Security of Federal Operations