Computer Security Act (CSA) of 1987: A United States federal law enacted to improve the security and privacy of sensitive information in federal computer systems and to establish minimum acceptable security practices for such systems. The CSA mandated the establishment of standards and guidelines for federal computer systems and tasked the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) with their development and the training of federal computer system users.
Categories: CC D1: Security Principles | CCSP D6: Legal - Risk and Compliance | CISM D1: Information Security governance | CISSP D1: Security and Risk Management | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D1: Security Concepts and Practices
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