A vulnerability-based approach for determining the importance of information in computerized alarm systems

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:52777

Fortney, D S ^[1]; Lim, J J ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. Lim and Orzechowski Associates, Alamo, CA (United States)

The authors have developed and applied a technical approach for determining the importance of information contained in computerized alarm and access control systems. The methodology is based on vulnerability assessment rather than blanket Department of Energy (DOE) classification rules. This methodology was successfully applied to the Argus alarm, access control and assessment system developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Argus is software-driven, contains interrelated databases, shares host computers, and communicates with field processors and alarms through a common network. The evaluation results provided insights into the importance of alarm system information while the methodology itself provided a framework for addressing associated information protection issues.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 52777
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC--118266; CONF-940748--99; ON: DE95010260
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ADVERSARIES
ALARM SYSTEMS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEMS
EVALUATION
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAFEGUARDS
SECRECY PROTECTION
VULNERABILITY