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Information Security: 'ILOVEYOU' Computer Virus Emphasizes Critical Need for Agency and Governmentwide Improvements

T-AIMD-00-171 Published: May 10, 2000. Publicly Released: May 10, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the "ILOVEYOU" computer virus, focusing on the need for agency and governmentwide improvements in information security.

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