Research on Mitigating the Insider Threat to Information Systems - #2

Abstract

The August, 2000 invitational workshop reported on here, held in Arlington, VA, is one of a series of recent activities sponsored by DARPA, NSA, DoD/C31 and other government agencies addressing the insider threat to critical Defense and U.S. infrastructure information systems. That threat is considered one of the most significant, with attributes distinguishing it from others and therefore needing special attention. This three-day workshop provided participants with a number of background reading papers and a set of plenary presentations by experts that recapped previous workshops and reports, and highlighted relevant research underway. Participants were chosen from academia, industry, government, and the U.S. military; some had attended previous workshops, for continuity, others provided new contacts and perspectives. The workshop was organized around three focus areas, each the subject of a set of breakout sessions:

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA386077

Entities

People

  • Michael Skroch
  • Robert H. Anderson
  • Thomas Bozek
  • Tom Longstaff
  • Wayne Meitzler

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Insider Threats
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design