The Affects of Presidential Decision Directive 63 on the Public
Abstract
Specific recommendations made in a report by The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure resulted in Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD-63). PDD-63 complimented actions initiated under Presidential Decision Directive 39 (PDD-39) and specifically targeted the nation's cyber-infrastructure for protection. In December 1999, the Federal Government's plan entitled "Defending America's Cyberspace: National Plan for Information Systems Protection", was finalized and signed by the President. This report analyzes the Federal Government's plan and determines what affects the plan will have on the citizens of the United States. Infrastructure Protection covers a wide array of problems presented to the government and private industry of the United States. Worldwide accessibility to the Internet coupled with motive, opportunity, and cheap and accessible tools enable many types of attacks upon the networks, computers, databases, and control mechanisms that are attached to this worldwide network of networks. A relatively small group of citizens from the private and public sectors as well as the Military sector recognized the threat that was posed by this accessibility and set out to counter the threat efficiently and effectively. The result of their efforts was Presidential Decision Directive 63. This directive will forge the way for the future for infrastructure security of computer information systems and networks for the next century.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA377416
Entities
People
- Paul R. Smulian
Organizations
- United States Army War College