ISR News: Obama Sets Cyber Strategy
Excerpts From NetworkWorld.com’s Robert McMillan
The Obama administration has published a high-level plan to protect U.S. computer networks, saying it considers cyber infrastructure “a strategic asset” and will appoint a cyber adviser who will report directly to the president.
The six-point outline was published Wednesday as part of a paper detailing the new administration’s position on homeland security. Also planned is a “safe computing R&D effort” to build the next generation of security features into computers, and plans to fight cyber-espionage and cybercrime by cracking down on “untraceable Internet payment schemes.”
The administration also wants to develop standards for securing data and making companies disclose data breaches, something that is governed by a patchwork of state laws at present.
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