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Telecommunications Security Guidelines for Telecommunications Management Network

October 2, 1995
Author(s)
John Kimmins, Charles Dinkel, Dale Walters
This Telecommunication Security Guideline is intended to provide a security baseline for Network Elements (NEs) and Mediation Devices (MDs) that is based on commercial security needs. In addition, some National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)

Keeping Your Site Comfortably Secure: An Introduction to Internet Firewalls

December 1, 1994
Author(s)
John P. Wack, Lisa J. Carnahan
This document provides an overview of the Internet and security-related problems. It then provides an overview of firewall components and the general reasoning behind firewall usage. Several types of network access policies are described, as well as

Security in Open Systems

July 1, 1994
Author(s)
Robert H. Bagwill, John Barkley, Lisa J. Carnahan, Shu-jen H. Chang, David R. Kuhn, Paul Markovitz, Anastase Nakassis, Karen J. Olsen, Michael L. Ransom, John P. Wack
The Public Switched Network (PSN) provides National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications. Service vendors, equipment manufacturers, and the federal government are concerned that vulnerabilities in the PSN could be exploited and

Security Issues in the Database Language SQL

August 2, 1993
Author(s)
William T. Polk, Lawrence E. Bassham
The Database Language SQL (SQL) is a standard interface for accessing and manipulating relational databases. An SQL-compliant database management system (DBMS) will include a minimum level of functionality in a variety of areas. However, many additional

A Guide to the Selection of Anti-Virus Tools and Techniques

December 1, 1992
Author(s)
William T. Polk, Lawrence E. Bassham
Computer viruses continue to pose a threat to the integrity and availability of computer systems. This is especially true for users of personal computers. A variety of anti-virus tools are now available to help manage this threat. These tools use a wide

Automated Tools for Testing Computer System Vulnerability

December 1, 1992
Author(s)
William T. Polk
Computer security "incidents" occur with alarming frequency. The incidents range from direct attacks by both hackers and insiders to automated attacks such as network worms. Weak system controls are frequently cited as the cause, but many of these

Security in ISDN

September 1, 1991
Author(s)
William E. Burr
The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) standards will provide worldwide digital communications service and will play a key role in the transition to electronic documents and business transactions. ISDN has been developed with little thought to

Public-Key Cryptography

April 1, 1991
Author(s)
James R. Nechvatal
This publication presents a state-of-the-art survey of public-key cryptography, circa 1988-1990, and covers the following topics: 1) the theory of public-key cryptography; 2) comparisons to conventional (secret-key) cryptography; 3) a largely self
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