DCID 1/16, SECURITY OF COMPUTER OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87T00623R000200070010-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 2, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20310-1001
2 January 1985
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MEMORANDUM FOR4SECOM MFMB IR-B-
SUBJECT: DCID 1/16, Security of Computer Operations
1. (U) BACKGROUND:
a. (U) Current DCID is over 87 years old; predates revo-
lutionary microcomputer technology.
b. (C) ADP security techniques lag well behind the
microcomputer revolution.
c. (U) Explosive, continuing growth in the volume of
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) requires automation
to provide timely dissemination.
d. (U) ADP terminals and microcomputers are becoming
electronic memos and desks; we cannot afford to build a SCIF
around every such device.
e. (U) DCID 1/19, Security Policy for SCI Control
Systems, (paragraph 30) sets the precedent for temporary use
and processing of SCI outside a SCIF when operational needs so
require.
2. (U) CONCLUSION. DCID 1/16 must reflect current and
rapidly changing automation technology. The documented threat
to a specific location and not the potential threat must be
stressed.
3. (C) RECOMMENDATION. DCID 1/16 should be revised to
address the microcomputer and community inability to rapidly
devise cost-effective ADP security procedures. Minimum points
to address include:
a. (U) Stand-alone microcomputer operations without ADP
audit trails.
b. (U) Microcomputer local area networks (LANs).
CLASSIFIED BY: DCID 1/16
DECLASSIFY ON: OADR
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SUBJECT: DCID 1/16, Security of Computer Operations
c. (U) Microcomputer as "dumb" or "smart" terminal
linked to a host computer.
d. (C) State-of-the-art DCID 1/16 standards which permit
use of microcomputers and other SCI terminals in a non-SCI
facility (SCIF).
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