Guidance for Addressing Malicious Code Risk

The financial impact to the global economy resulting from malicious code is approaching the multi-billion-dollar range. Department of Defense (DoD) systems are not immune to malicious code, and precautions need to be taken to protect the information infrastructures, and ultimately the warfighter. It is in the best interest of the user to preempt the threat posed by malicious code, and thereby enhance the security of the system.