http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/us-declassifies-part-of-secret-cybersecurity-plan/ By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com March 2, 2010 The Obama administration declassified part of the government's cybersecurity plan Tuesday, publishing parts of it that discuss intrusion detection systems for federal computer networks and the government's role in securing critical infrastructure. The declassification announcement was made by Howard A. Schmidt, a former Microsoft security executive who in December was appointed cybersecurity coordinator by President Barack Obama. Schmidt was speaking at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, an annual industry conference for computer security professionals. The government's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative was launched in 2008 by President George W. Bush under a shroud of secrecy. The plan has 12 directives that cover the government's strategy to protect U.S. networks - including military, civilian, government networks and critical infrastructure systems - as well as the government's offensive strategy to combat cyber warfare. Civil libertarians criticized the Bush administration for failing to disclose the contents of the plan or allowing independent oversight of its implementation. Schmidt said that Obama recognized the need for some transparency. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/Received on Tue Mar 02 2010 - 23:51:28 PST
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