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From SSTPRESS@HR.HOUSE.GOV Thu Mar 17 16:21:07 1994 Date: 17 Mar 1994 18:15:18 EST From: "SSTPRESS" <SSTPRESS@HR.HOUSE.GOV> Subject: SS&T Special Notice

SS&T|NEWS COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2320 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 March 17, 1994 Special Notice Because of considerable advance interest in next Tuesday's hearing on Internet security, we are taking the liberty of including a witness list for the hearing with this week's calendar mailing. The hearing will take place beginning at 9:30 a.m. in 2318 Rayburn on Tuesday, March 22, and will be chaired by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA). The Subcommittee's interest in the issue arises in part because the Internet is a prime method of communication between researchers in academia and industry. It is also a major means of communication for federal researchers at agencies under the Subcommittee's jurisdiction. Recent break-ins on the Internet prompted the federal Computer Emergency Response Team to issue a special alert to Internet users on February 3, and suggest that the system may be more vulnerable than generally acknowledged to deliberate destruction or alteration of computer files. The hearing will evaluate the status of security on the Internet today and will examine measures currently available to enhance security, assess the effectiveness and degree of implementation of such measures, and identify obstacles to enhancing Internet security. A background memo prepared for Members by the Subcommittee is available from the Committee press office by fax (202/225-8280) or email (sstpress@hr.house.gov). Broadcast reporters who plan to attend the hearing should register with the House Radio and Television Gallery, and can call the Committee press secretary (202-225-3359) for logistical information and early access to the hearing room. # # # For further information: Rick Borchelt, 202/225-3359 (fax 202/225-8280) (email "sstpress@hr.house.gov") ______________________________ George E. Brown, Jr. Chairman Robert S. Walker Ranking Republican Member SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE Hearing on Internet Security March 22, 1994 9:30 a.m. - 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Tentative Witness List Mr. L. Dain Gary, Manager Computer Emergency Response Team Operations (CERT) Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CERT is one of the coalition of response teams that form the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, or FIRST) Mr. Thomas T. Kubic Chief, Financial Crimes Section Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, President Internet Society Reston, Virginia (Senior VP of Data Architecture, MCI) Mr. Lynn McNulty Associate Director for Computer Security Computer Systems Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland (NIST is the secretariat for FIRST) Dr. Stephen D. Crocker, Vice President Trusted Information Systems Glenwood, Maryland (Chair, Privacy and Security Research Group, Internet Research Task Force)