8.5. DoD Security Standards
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) gave responsibility for computer security to the National Security Agency (NSA) in 1981 via directive 5215.1, and the National Computing Security Center (NCSC) was formed. The NCSC website states the center's mission as "technical standards and criteria for the security evaluation of trusted computer systems that can be incorporated into the Department of Defense component life-cycle management process."
In the following sections, we will briefly examine some NCSC standards and their impact on network security. The Network+ exam asks you to identify each level.
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You can find the evaluation criteria for the DoD computer standards (called the Rainbow Series because of the color ...
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