Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network Security Policy

The Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network is a network of government-owned Internet protocol routers used to exchange unclassified but sensitive information between DoD users. The Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network is also the primary entrance into the Internet. As of August 2000, over 70 percent of Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network traffic is directed toward the Internet. As the growth and usage of the Internet surge, so do the dangers of intrusion into sensitive networks. In a policy memorandum on "Increasing the Security Posture of the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network," August 22, 1999, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence) expressed interest and concern over the multitude of interconnections between the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network and the Internet.