Computer Security Act of 1987
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The Computer Security Law of 1987, Public Law No. 100-235 (H.R. 145), (Jan. 8, 1988), was passed by the United States Congress. It was passed to improve the security and privacy of sensitive information in Federal computer systems and to establish a minimum acceptable security practices for such systems.
[edit] History
It has been superseded by the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
[edit] Provisions
- Assigns the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, At the time named National Bureau of Standards) to develop standards of minimum acceptable practices with the help of the NSA
- Requires establishment of security policies for Federal computer systems that contain sensitive information.
- Mandatory security awarenes training for federal employees that use those systems.
