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DOE sets security course
From: mea culpa <jericho () DIMENSIONAL COM>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:10:10 -0600
From: "Prosser, Mike" <mike.prosser () L-3Security com> [Hummm, wonder what ever became of all the awareness training that was given, policies that were in place, and initiatives that existed for all the previous years? Seem to remember a whole bunch of that from a previous life. This article makes it sound like this is a new concept in security! -mike] September 27, 1999 DOE sets security course CIO John Gilligan will spearhead the effort. Department will allot $80 million to bolstering data controls By Frank Tiboni GCN Staff The Energy Department will spend $80 million over the next two years to create a security net for its systems, chief information officer John Gilligan said of the cybersecurity plan he will roll out departmentwide next month. The four-point plan calls for sweeping changes in how the department protects its data re-sources, Gilligan said. He said the plan's four areas address policy, personnel, operational and technical requirements. He submitted the plan to Energy senior management late last month and got the green light to begin work immediately. To make sure that new security initiatives take hold beyond department headquarters, Gilligan has asked field sites to designate CIOs or equivalent officials as lead security officers. The obvious first step is awareness, Gilligan said, so a major component of the plan is training and education. The department will begin a two-year, $2 million multimedia program right away, he said. Secretary Bill Richardson initiated several security re-forms in the wake of the Los Alamos espionage scandal, including giving computer security oversight to Gilligan [GCN, May 24, Page 1]. A central component of Richardson's reform package directs Gilligan to improve the security of information that is stored, processed or transmitted by Energy systems. [snip..] ISN is sponsored by Security-Focus.COM
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