The Nation - News from June 28, 1985
The National Security Agency’s top information security official said the Soviets can tap easily into business and government telecommunications networks to get vital secrets. Security expert Walter G. Deeley raised the possibility of wholesale computer raids by unfriendly forces as he defended a presidential directive to place tighter controls on sensitive computer and telephone systems. The United States “does poorly protecting its vital communications,” Deeley told a House subcommittee.
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