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Table Of ContentPrologue. I. Introduction to Intelink. 1. Intelink: the Intranet of the U.S. Intelligence Community. 2. A High-Level Look at Intelink. II. Intelink Issues and Challenges. 3. Closed System, Open Standards. 4. Defining Security. 5. Security in Practice. 6. User Tools and Services. 7. Open Information Management Concerns. 8. Implementation Case Studies. III. The Future: "Virtual Intelligence". 9. Challenges for the U.S. Intelligence Community. 10. Achieving a More Agile Intelligence Enterprise. Glossary. Index.
SynopsisTOP SECRET INTRANET How U.S. Intelligence Built INTELINK - The Worlds Largest, Most Secure Network The never-before-published story of Intelink An inside look at the U.S. Intelligence Communitys worldwide, super-secure intranet The U.S. Intelligence Community has built one awesome intranet. 'Intelink' integrates and disseminates virtually every piece of information that goes into intelligence gathering, reporting, and analysis at the CIA, NSA, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, FBI, and eight other top secret agencies to their 'customers' - from the White House to the Warfighter. Its just about as secure as intranets can be. Now, for the first time, heres the inside story of how they did all that. Sure, there are a few things they cant tell you, but what they can tell you is utterly fascinating - especially if youve got your own intranet to build or manage. Building a maximum-security extranet to connect multiple independent organizations Implementation: what went smoothly - and what didnt Case studies: extending Intelink to new intelligence agencies and customers Security: encryption and access control issues U.S. Government network security efforts Coope, Through this insider's tour of the U.S. intelligence community's intranet, you'll learn exactly how to build a maximum security intranet that leverages leading-edge technology to organize and deliver extraordinary amounts of information. "Intelink," the U.S. intelligence community's intranet, integrates virtually every piece of information that goes into intelligence gathering, reporting and analysis at the CIA, NSA, FBI and ten other top secret agencies. Now, for the first time, here's the inside story of how they built it. Learn how to build a maximum-security extranet that connects multiple independent organizations; how to migrate to a Web-centric environment; manage access by contractors and other outsiders; choose between off-the-shelf and custom solutions; and much more. Discover how Intelink integrates HTML, SGML, XML, pull and push technologies, interoperable databases and digital libraries to get the right data to the right people at the right time. Then preview the U.S Intelligence Community's strategic plans for intranet technology - and discover how you can use the same ideas to achieve competitive advantage.
LC Classification NumberJK468 .I6M413 1999