APPROACHES TO PRIVACY AND SECURITY IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD AT THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, MARCH 4-5, 1974

• NCJ Number: 16238
• Editor(s): C R RENNINGER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 84 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Commerce
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUMMARIZED PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION IN SEARCH OF WAYS TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

Abstract

PROPOSALS ARE PRESENTED FOR MEETING GOVERNMENTAL NEEDS IN SAFEGUARDING INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND DATA CONFIDENTIALITY THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AT A CONFERENCE HELD IN NOVEMBER 1973. AMONG THE PROPOSALS ARE THE ENACTMENT OF PRIVACY LEGISLATION, IMPROVED COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND ACCESS CONTROLS, INFORMATION AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMATIC, BALANCED APPROACH TO SYSTEM SECURITY. THE PROPOSALS WERE PRESENTED BY LEGISLATORS, CITIZENS, COMPUTER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND COMPANIES, PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS. AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE NOVEMBER 1973 CONFERENCE IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)