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White House Issues Cybersecurity Report
07/16/2010
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J. Nicholas Hoover - July 15, 2010
The White House on Wednesday issued an update of the Obama administration's ongoing cybersecurity work, detailing some of the steps being taken in an effort to secure the nation's networks against cyber attacks and in the process offering some new insight into the administration's future plans.
The progress report, issued immediately after a meeting held by White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt with agency secretaries, cybersecurity experts, and industry, notes that the cybersecurity directorate of the White House national security staff is currently in the midst of developing an updated national cybersecurity strategy based on the 12-piece Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
The United States is also working to build a framework for international cybersecurity policy as part of the U.N. Group of Governmental Experts on cybersecurity. This work, the progress report says, has included bilateral discussions and other dialogue with partners.
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