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Glossary Computer Security / Term

Public Law 100-235 (P.L. 100-235)

Also known as the Computer Security Act of 1987, this law creates a means for establishing minimum acceptable security practices for improving the security and privacy of sensitive information in federal computer systems. This law assigns to the National Institute of Standards and Technology responsibility for developing standards and guidelines for federal computer systems processing unclassified data. The law also requires establishment of security plans by all operators of federal computer systems that contain sensitive information.

Permanent link Public Law 100-235 (P.L. 100-235) - Creation date 2020-06-27


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