Information Security: Computer Attacks at Department of Defense Pose Increasing Risks

Abstract

The Ranking Minority Member and other Subcommittee members have expressed serious concerns about unauthorized access to sensitive information in computer systems at the Department of Defense and directed that were view information security at the Department. These concerns are well-founded. Defense has already experienced what it estimates to be hundreds of thousands of computer attacks originating from network connections, some of which have caused considerable damage. As you will learn from our testimony, these so-called hacker intrusions not only cost Defense tens of millions of dollars, but pose a serious threat to our national security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1996
Accession Number
AD1100046

Entities

People

  • Jack Jr L. Brock

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Internet
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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