INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY GROUP SUMMARY REPORT - MARCH 1975

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000500170003-2
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 1, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY GROUP
SUMMARY REPORT - MARCH 1975
HIGHLIGHTS
1. A memorandum was forwarded to the CIA Member
of the United States Intelligence Board requesting that
he grant a waiver of a DCID 1/16 requirement. This
requirement is for remote terminal users to be briefed
on compartmented systems resident in the OJCS computer
systems. In effect, this requirement violates the
concept of compartmentation by requiring personnel
not having a need-to-know to be briefed on special
projects.
2. A preliminary proposal by relative to
adapting the Security Access Control System (SACS)
for controlling personnel access to remote terminals
on CIA computer systems was received and reviewed by
representatives of the Office of Research and
Development, the Office of Joint Computer Support,
Technical Security Division, and Information Systems
Security Group. It was agreed that this preliminary
proposal was generally on target and that a formal
paper would be requested from =
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4. The Office of Security officially designated
two members of the Information Systems Security Group
as its representatives during the design phase of the
SAFE project.
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5. The list of names of CIA personnel designated
as Top Secret Couriers for Central Intelligence Agency
was updated and forwarded to the office of the Secretary
of Defense, The Pentagon.
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6. A member of Information Systems Security Group
rovided guidance to in
, at the request of the Office of
Development and Engineering, relative to the installation
of a mini-computer at that site for processing sensitive
compartmented information.
7. Custodian Files of the Computer Security
Subcommittee, United States Intelligence Board, which
had heretofore been maintained by ISSG, were forwarded
to the Secretary of the Subcommittee at National Security
Agency.
8. Two representatives of Information Systems
Security Group met with the COMIREX Automated Management
System (CAMS) development staff to review the security
issues. As a result of this meeting, five alternative
modes of operation of the CAM System from a security/
operational viewpoint were developed. Two of these
alternatives were recommended as most feasible, and this
was concurred in by both the Office of Security and CAMS
development personnel.
9. Information Systems Security Group provided a?
one-hour briefing at the Office of Joint Computer Support
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Orientation course.
10. A member of ISSG replaced the Security Officer
in OJCS for three weeks during the latter's period of
training.
11. Training of Information Systems Security Group
personnel:
a. Two people attended the Department of
Defense Computer Institute (DODCI) course,
"Introduction to Computer Technology".
b. One person attended the DODCI course
"Computer System Security Design Workshop".
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c. One person attended the American Management
Association course, "Management for Government
Administrators".
All of these courses were favorably received and considered
highly worthwhile.
12. A member of ISSG started a six-week course in
System Science which is given by the IBM Corporation,
Los Angeles, California. This is a comprehensive course
designed to impart in depth knowledge in the field of
data processing.
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Cases opened during March
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Cases closed during March
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