CyberSecurity

DEFENDING THE NATION AGAINST CYBER ATTACK:
INFORMATION ASSURANCE IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT


By Lieutenant General Kenneth A. Minihan
Director, National Security Agency

INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND THE NEW SECURITY EPOCH


By Dr. John Hamre
Deputy Secretary of Defense

CIAO: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
TO COUNTER THREATS OF A "NEW ERA"


An interview with Dr. Jeffrey A. Hunker
Director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office

THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM


By John Koskinen
Chairman of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion

INFORMATION WARFARE THREAT
DEMANDS MORE ATTENTION ON ALL SIDES


An interview with Senator Jon Kyl

COMMENTARY

GHOSTS IN THE MACHINES?


By Dr. Martin Libicki
Senior Policy Analyst, RAND

THE RESPONSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO INFORMATION WARFARE


By Dr. Charles W. Reynolds
Director, Department of Computer Science, and Interim Dean
College of Integrated Science and Technology
James Madison University

VIEWS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR

PRIVATE, PUBLIC SECTORS BENEFIT
BY SHARING EXPERTISE ON SECURITY


An interview with Howard Schmidt
Director, Information Security, Microsoft Corporation

STRATEGIES FOR COUNTERING THREATS TO
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSETS


By James A. Lingerfelt
Senior Consultant, IBM, Public Safety and Justice

INFORMATION WARFARE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY


By James Adams
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Defense, Inc.

BACKGROUNDING THE ISSUE

FACT SHEET: PROTECTING AMERICA'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES


(Presidential Decision Directive 63)

A GUIDE TO ADDITIONAL READING

CYBERTHREAT: PROTECTING U.S. INFORMATION NETWORKS -- ARTICLE ALERT


Abstracts of current articles

CYBERTHREAT: PROTECTING U.S. INFORMATION NETWORKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY


Spotlighting other views

CYBERTHREAT: PROTECTING U.S. INFORMATION NETWORKS -- KEY INTERNET SITES


Internet links to resources on related issues

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