This guide introduces information systems security concerns and outlines the issues that must be addressed by all agency managers in meeting their responsibilities to protect information systems with their organizations. It describes essential components of an effective information resource protection process that applies to a stand alone personal computer or to a large data processing facility. Computer User's Guide to the Protection of Information Resources By Cheryl Helsing, Marianne Swanson, and Mary Anne Todd NIST Spec. Computers have changed the way we handle our information resources. Large amounts of information are stored in one central place with the ability to be accessed from remote locations.
Users have a personal responsibility for the security of the system and the data stored in it.
This document outlines the user's responsibilities and provides security and control guidelines to be implemented. By Mary Anne Todd and Constance Guitian NIST Spec. This guideline provides a framework for determining the training needs of employees involved with computer systems. Guide to Data Administration By Bruce K. Rosen and Margaret H. Law NIST Spec. This guide provides a reference model for the various activities performed by information resource management, data administration, data modeling tools administration, and database administration.