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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:29:22 -0500
From: Gene Spafford <spaf@cerias.purdue.edu>
Subject: Important PITAC Cybersecurity report released
[As a member of the PITAC and a co-author of the report, I strongly
encourage people will take time to read this and think about how to
help carry out the recommendations. --spaf]
PRESIDENT'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RELEASES NEW REPORT
CYBER SECURITY: A CRISIS OF PRIORITIZATION
Vital to the Nation's security and everyday life, the information technology
(IT) infrastructure of the United States is highly vulnerable to disruptive
domestic and international attacks, the President's Information Technology
Advisory Committee (PITAC) argues in a new report. While existing technologies
can address some IT security vulnerabilities, fundamentally new approaches are
needed to address the more serious structural weaknesses of the IT
infrastructure.
In Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization, PITAC presents four key
findings and recommendations on how the Federal government can foster new
architectures and technologies to secure the Nation's IT infrastructure.
PITAC urges the Government to significantly increase support for fundamental
research in civilian cyber security in 10 priority areas; intensify Federal
efforts to promote the recruitment and retention of cyber security researchers
and students at research universities; increase support for the rapid transfer
of Federally developed cyber security technologies to the private sector; and
strengthen the coordination of Federal cyber security R&D activities.
To request a copy of this report, please complete the form at
http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/, send an e-mail to nco@nitrd.gov, or call the
National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and
Development at (703) 292-4873. Cyber Security: A Crisis of
Prioritization can also be downloaded as a PDF file by accessing the
link at http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/.
About PITAC
The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) is
appointed by the President to provide independent expert advice on
maintaining America's preeminence in advanced information technology.
PITAC members are IT leaders in industry and academia representing the
research, education, and library communities, network providers, and
critical industries, with expertise relevant to critical elements of the
national IT infrastructure such as high-performance computing,
large-scale networking, and high-assurance software and systems design.
The Committee's studies help guide the Administration's efforts to
accelerate the development and adoption of information technologies
vital for American prosperity in the 21st century.
Contact: "Alan S. Inouye 1-703-292-4540" <inouye@nitrd.gov>
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rslade@vcn.bc.ca slade@victoria.tc.ca rslade@sun.soci.niu.edu
If you think technology can solve your security problems, then
you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the
technology. - Bruce Schneier, `Secrets and Lies'
http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev or http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~rslade
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