01195nas a2200229 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653001600052653002000068653001700088653002400105653002600129653001300155653002000168100002000188700002000208245004100228300001000269490000600279520068000285 2000 d c200010aC4I systems10acommon criteria10acryptography10aevaluation criteria10ainformation assurance10asecurity10asecurity policy1 aVeselin Tselkov1 aDragomir Pargov00aInformation Assurance in C4I Systems a43-590 v43 a

This article presents a broader definition of security and examines the components of information assurance, as well as the main features of the information security policy, a set of requirements, and a system for information security. It reflects the authors' experience in development and implementation of information security systems in the Automated Information System of the Bulgarian armed forces, as well as their participation in the creation of the Strategy for Development of Information Society in Bulgaria. Some conclusions and recommendations from the 1999 U.S.-Bulgarian study of the C4 systems in the Bulgarian armed forces were also taken into account