June 1995

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ISSUE UPDATE ON INFORMATION SECURITY AND
PRIVACY IN NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS
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Recommended Citation: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology
Assessment, Issue Update on Information Security and Privacy
in Network Environments, OTA-BP- ITC-147 (Washington, DC:
U.S. Government Printing Office, June 1995).

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FOREWORD
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This background paper was prepared as part of the Office of
Technology Assessment's follow-on assistance to the Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs, subsequent to release of
the September 1994 OTA report Information Security and
Privacy in Network Environments. The Committee requested
additional informational and analytical assistance from OTA
in order to prepare for hearings and legislation in the
104th Congress.

This background paper updates and develops some key issues
that OTA had identified in its earlier report, in light of
recent developments in the private sector and in government.
During the course of this work, OTA found that the need for
timely attention to the security of unclassified information
has intensified in the months since the 1994 report was
issued.

OTA appreciates the participation of many individuals
without whose help this background paper would not have been
possible. OTA received valuable assistance from workshop
participants and many other reviewers and contributors from
government, academia, and industry. The background paper
itself, however, is the sole responsibility of OTA.

ROGER C. HERDMAN
Director