Lack of awareness is pervasive, extending far beyond the confines of a few isolated Defense sites. It is a problem that affects many federal agencies throughout the country. Evidence of it routinely appears on the front pages of our nation's most popular newspapers. Indeed, some very high-profile government sites were cracked in 1996, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Justice (DoJ). • In the CIA case, a cracker seized control on September 18, 1996, replacing the welcome banner with one that read The Central Stupidity Agency. Accompanying this were links to a hacker group in Scandinavia.
