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AIMD-00-90R 1 (2000-02-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacnns0001 and id is 1 raw text is: if A.G A 0 Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Accounting and Information Washington, DC 20548 Management Division B-284602 February 11, 2000 The Honorable Robert F. Bennett Chairman, Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem United States Senate Subject: Critical Infrastructure Protection: National Plan for Information Systems Protection Dear Mr. Chairman: On November 8, 1999, you requested that we assess national security legal authorities related to infrastructure protection. In subsequent discussions with your staff, we agreed to focus our analysis on the administration's National Plan for Information Systems Protection, which was issued in January 2000. The plan calls for new initiatives to strengthen the nation's defense against threats to public and private sector information systems that are critical to the country's economic and social welfare, particularly those supporting public utilities, telecommunications, finance, emergency services, and government operations. In addition, we agreed that a statement we were preparing for a February 1, 2000, hearing on the plan held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, would satisfy your request. Enclosed is a copy of that statement. As a preliminary document, the plan is intended to begin a dialogue on its proposals and lead to the development of plans for protecting other elements of the nation's infrastructure, including those pertaining to the physical infrastructure and specific roles and responsibilities for state and local governments and the private sector. Initiating this dialogue is vital since our nation's computer-based infrastructures are at increasing risk of severe disruption and, as recent audits have shown, many federal agencies have significant computer security weaknesses, ranging from poor controls over access to sensitive systems and data to nonexistent or weak continuity of service plans. Overall, we found the National Plan for Information Systems Protection to be an important and positive step toward building the cyber-defense necessary to protect critical information assets and infrastructures. It identifies risks associated with our nation's dependence on computers and computer networks for critical services. It recognizes the need for the federal government to take the lead in addressing critical infrastructure risks and to serve as a model for information security. And, it outlines key concepts and general initiatives to assist in GAO/AIMD-00-90R National Infrastructure Protection

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