United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-03-02 monographic deposited born digital 13 p. GA 1.13:T-AIMD-00-107 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107 P0b002ee1803a1e6f f:ai00107t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107 T-AIMD-00-107 Computer security Information systems Data integrity Internal controls Confidential communication Information resources management Computer viruses Information leaking Computer crimes Computer software verification and validation Melissa Computer Virus Testimony AIMD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed S. 1993, the Government Information Security Act of 1999 and it's impact on strengthening the information security practices throughout the federal government, focusing on: (1) potential improvements in federal agency performance in addressing computer security issues; (2) the need for better-defined control standards; and (3) centralized leadership.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) the nation's computer-based infrastructures are at increasing risk of severe disruption; (2) the dramatic increase of computer interconnectivity has provided pathways among systems that can be used to gain unauthorized access to data and operations from remote locations; (3) government officials are increasingly worried about attacks from individuals and groups with malicious intentions, such as terrorists and nations engaging in information warfare; (4) s. 1993 provides opportunities to address this problem; (5) it updates the legal framework that supports federal information security requirements and addresses widespread federal information security weaknesses; (6) the bill provides for a risk-based approach to information security and independent annual audits of security controls; and (7) it approaches security from a governmentwide perspective, taking steps to accommodate the significantly varying information security needs of both national security and civilian agency operations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107/html/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107.pdf GAO/T-AIMD-00-107 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-00-107 Testimony GAO/T-AIMD-00-107; Information Security: Comments on Proposed Government; Computer security Information systems Data integrity Internal controls Confidential communication Information resources management Computer viruses Information leaking Computer crimes Computer software verification and validation Melissa Computer Virus