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Going about the net -- NSA employee's security manual [rest on request .. djf]
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1994 13:03:59 -0400
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1994 06:32:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Davis <eagle () deeptht armory com> *** Some of you guys know where this came from - thanks Grady!!! *** I got a call from SDO10 at (301) 688 6911 [NSA Security Duty Officer] this morning asking me where I got the following: Subject: NSA employee's security manual From: Phrack Magazine issue #45 30 March 94 Editor: Chris Goggans (aka Erik Bloodaxe) 603 W. 13th #1A-278 Austin, TX 78701 erikb () mindvox phantom com (This reputedly is from the NSA new employee security manual) posted to Usenet talk.politics.crypto and alt.politics.org.nsa Phrack is archived at Len Rose's anonymous ft site ftp.netsys.com Security Guidelines This handbook is designed to introduce you to some of the basic security principles and procedures with which all NSA employees must comply. It highlights some of your security responsibilities, and provides guidelines for answering questions you may be asked concerning your association with this Agency. Although you will be busy during the forthcoming weeks learning your job, meeting co-workers, and becoming accustomed to a new work environment, you are urged to become familiar with the security information contained in this handbook. Please note that a listing of telephone numbers is provided at the end of this handbook should you have any questions or concerns. Introduction In joining NSA you have been given an opportunity to participate in the activities of one of the most important intelligence organizations of the United States Government. At the same time, you have also assumed a trust which carries with it a most important individual responsibility--the safeguarding of sensitive information vital to the security of our nation. While it is impossible to estimate in actual dollars and cents the value of the work being conducted by this Agency, the information to which you will have access at NSA is without question critically important to the defense of the United States. Since this information may be useful only if it is kept secret, it requires a very special measure of protection. The specific nature of this protection is set forth in various Agency security regulations and directives. The total NSA Security Program, however, extends beyond these regulations. It is based upon the concept that security begins as a state of mind. The program is designed to develop an appreciation of the need to protect information vital to the national defense, and to foster the development of a level of awareness which will make security more than routine compliance with regulations. At times, security practices and procedures cause personal inconvenience. They take time and effort and on occasion may make it necessary for you to voluntarily forego some of your usual personal perogatives. But your compensation for the inconvenience is the knowledge that the work you are accomplishing at NSA, within a framework of sound security practices, contributes significantly to the defense and continued security of the United States of America. I extend to you my very best wishes as you enter upon your chosen career or assignment with NSA. Philip T. Pease Director of Security
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