COMPUTER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD SECURITY COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B01354R000400530013-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 25, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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25 May 1973
COMPUTER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
OF THE
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SECURITY COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting
Held at CIA Headquarters
Langley, Virginia
25 May 1973
1. The seventy-third meeting of the Computer Secu-
rity Subcommittee of the United States Intelligence Board
Security Committee was held between 0930 and 1145 hours
on 25 May 1973 in Room 4E-64, CIA Headquarters Building.
In attendance were:
Mr. Frank M. Machak, State Alternate
Mr. Carl R. Lambert, Navy Member
Captain Frederick R. Tucker, Air Force Member
Mr. Michael F. Murphy, Treasury/USSS Member
2. The security level of the meeting was TOP SECRET
SI/TK.
3. Approval OfMinutes: The minutes of the 11 May
1973 Subcommittee meeting (M-72) were a...roved as written.
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4. Computer Security Subcommittee Status: The Chair-
man related that the discussion of the CSS status regarding
maintaining the present Subcommittee versus a staff under
the IC Staff was brought to the attention of the Security
Committee. The Security Committee indicated that any such
proposal was at this time premature in view of the USIB
structure study now underway. The SECOM directed the CSS
to get on with the task of writing a policy paper. At this
juncture the CIA Member asked whether the policy paper detail-
ing the sanitization of storage media should be completed
prior to resumption of efforts on the general Computer Secu-
rity Policy Paper. The Chairman advised that sanitization
procedures would be incorporated in the comprehensive policy
paper, thus precluding the necessity of a separate document.
5. Planned Intelligence Community Computer Security
Policy Paper: The Chairman raised for discussion again at
the instant meeting the proposal to use the substance of
the DoD computer security directive and manual as a basis
for developing a community policy paper on computer security.
Some discussion took place at the meeting concerning this
approach, at the conclusion of which it was the consensus
of the Subcommittee that the DoD papers would serve as a
good starting point.
6. The Chairman indicated that he would reformat the
contents of the DoD directive and manual to serve as a basic
draft upon which to build. Copies of this reformatted draft
should be available to Subcommittee members at the next
meeting.
7. Proposed Sanitization of the DCID No. 1/16: Noting
the requirement for disseminating at least substantive portions
of DCID No. 1/16 to contractors in order to ensure appropriate
protection for sensitive compartmented information processed
at contractor locations, the Chairman reported on his proposal
to the Chairman, USIB Security Committee to release the DCID.
The Chairman, SECOM chose the option of preparing a sanitized
version of the Directive which would be purged of its DCID
format.
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8. At the instant meeting the Chairman disseminated
copies of a proposed sanitized version which not only
deleted reference to the USIB structure but also omitted
the waiver provisions of the original Directive by simply
suggesting that problem cases be discussed with the cognizant
approving authority. At the request of the Chairman, the
Subcommittee noted the contents of the paper and agreed that
it could be forwarded to the Security Committee for approval.
The Chairman will forward it to SECOM with a proposed cover
memorandum to be used in its dissemination; this dissemina-
tion cover will identify it as a sanitized version of DCID
No. 1/16 for the use of contractors and other agencies where
copies of the DCID itself are not required, but where the
protection of sensitive compartmented information in computer
operations is needed.
9. COINS Security Panel: The Chairman reported on
his attendance the previous day at the meeting of the COINS
Security Panel. He mentioned that the Panel has been re-
structured with as Chairman and
as full-time Security Officer for COINS. He also called
attention to the announcement that COINS budgeting is allow-
ing for a significant increase in funding for security
research and development with reference to COINS.
10. Next Subcommittee Meeting: The next meeting of
the Subcommittee is scheduled for 22 June 1973 at 0930 hours
at CIA Headquarters.
Chairman
Computer Security Subcommittee
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