COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES	
DIRECTORATE GENERAL XIII: Telecommunications, Information Market and
	Exploitation of Research
DIRECTORATE B: Advanced Communications Technologies and Services
 
Brussels, 5 November, 1993
RPOH/d:sm/windows/RA934349
The Director

Dear Contributor, Interested Party,
Subj.:	Green Book on the Security of Information Systems
Conc.:	Consultation

The Council adopted in March 1992 a Decision in the field of the
security of information systems and the setting up of a Senior
Officials Group (SOG-IS) to advise the Commission on action to be
undertaken. The Decision defines an action plan having as an objective
the development of overall strategies aiming to provide users and
providers of electronically stored, processed or transmitted
information with appropriate protection of information systems against
accidental or deliberate attacks. As a step towards the formulation of
future activities, as identified in the Council Decision and in
accordance with the opinion of SOG-IS, a "Green Book on the Security of
Information Systems" is being prepared with the help of leading
experts, which addresses an overall view of the issues, discussion on
the status and trends, and the requirements and options for action.

This document is now available in the form of Draft 4.0.

You are invited to:
a)      comment on the conclusions and recommendations (section
	"Summary of Requirements for Action")
b)      identify existing work and activities that could contribute to
	the implementation of some or all of the recommendations
c)	formulate suggestions for the implementation of the recommendations
d)      signal interest to participate in the implementation of the
	recommendations
e)      register for the participation in a Workshop which will provide
	an opportunity for the exchange of views on the recommendations
	and the ideas put forward to implement them.

The Green Book will be avaliable in electronic form (Word for Macintosh
and Word for Windows) from
o	CompuServe
	in the ECTF forum (GO ECTF or GO RACE) in library INFO
	SECURITY[12], and from
o	anonymous FTP
	ftp.uni-stuttgart.de,
	login: ftp
	password: <your mail address>
	cd /pub/doc/security/green-book-4.0/

Dates:
Workshop in Brussels
December 15, 1993

Written comments with reference to "INFOSEC Green Book"
November 26, 1993

Your registration for the Workshop
November 26, 1993


Address for written comments and registration for the workshop:
	Commission of the European Communities
	DGXIII/B
	Office BU9, 5/46
	Avenue de Beaulieu 9
	B-1060 Brussels
	E-Mail:
	rh@postman.dg13.cec.be
	CompuServe: 100013,1437
	Fax: +32 2 296 2980

With best regards,


Roland Hüber

Address: Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels
	Office Av. de Beaulieu 95/46
	B-1160 Brussels
Telephone: direct line (+32 2) 296 34 56, central 299 11 11 -
Facsimile: (+32 2) 295 06 54 or 296 29 80
Email: Internet address rh@postman.dg13.cec.be
	CompuServe 100013.1437