United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-03-30 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-628T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T P0b002ee18039992b f:d04628t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T GAO-04-628T Computer crimes Computer security Computer software Computer viruses Criminals Hackers Information technology Internal controls National preparedness Standards and standardization Computer networks Homeland security Testimony A09652 Computerized control systems perform vital functions across many of our nation's critical infrastructures. For example, in natural gas distribution, they can monitor and control the pressure and flow of gas through pipelines. In October 1997, the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection emphasized the increasing vulnerability of control systems to cyber attacks. At the request of the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, this testimony will discuss GAO's March 2004 report on potential cyber vulnerabilities, focusing on (1) significant cybersecurity risks associated with control systems (2) potential and reported cyber attacks against these systems (3) key challenges to securing control systems, and (4) efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity of control systems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T.pdf GAO-04-628T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-628T Testimony GAO-04-628T; Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges and Efforts to Secure Control Systems; Computer crimes Computer security Computer software Computer viruses Criminals Hackers Information technology Internal controls National preparedness Standards and standardization Computer networks Homeland security