http://gcn.com/articles/2009/06/08/security-pros-say-cyberspace-review-lacking.aspx By Jabulani Leffall GCN.com Jun 08, 2009 The Cyberspace Policy Review unveiled last month by President Barack Obama, and the creation of a new cybersecurity coordinator position, though a positive step, is lacking in the details, according to several industry security experts. The 76-page Cyberspace Policy Review report (PDF) [1] found that America's current architecture in the public and private sector lacks both "security and resilience." "Without major advances in the security of these systems or significant change in how they are constructed or operated, it is doubtful that the United States can protect itself from the growing threat of cyber crime and state-sponsored intrusions and operations," the report said. Software security experts already working in the trenches had a few pointers to add. Chris Schwartzbauer, senior vice president of Shavlik Technologies, said via e-mail that the report doesn't have "enough focus on where the threat is coming from, nor [on] reducing the response time to those threats." Such a focus would better help with any defensive measures taken, he added. [1] http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Cyberspace_Policy_Review_final.pdf [...] _____________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News security bookstore! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Jun 09 2009 - 02:05:10 PDT
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