Government Looks at Privacy and Security in Computer Systems helps you understand the conference's core ideas and practical takeaways.
This non fiction work summarizes discussions from a 1973 National Bureau of Standards conference on how to protect data and manage access in computer systems. It covers threats, safeguards, and the range of techniques experts considered for safeguarding confidentiality.
The book highlights real-world challenges in controlled accessibility, identification, authorization, and physical security. It explores the balance between cost, complexity, and effective protections in diverse organizations.
- Strategies for retrofitting existing systems to improve security
- Ways cryptography and key management influence data protection
- Approaches to identifying individuals and authorizing access
- Considerations of physical security and its impact on overall safeguards
Ideal for readers interested in the historical context of data privacy, security policies, and the management of computer systems in government and industry.