http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223200125 By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek March 8, 2010 Government officials played a starring role at the annual RSA Conference last week, laying out their plans for government cybersecurity, particularly the need for increased cooperation with industry, in keynotes and panel sessions throughout the week. White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt set the tone in his Tuesday keynote address, focusing heavily on increasing partnerships and transparency when it comes to the federal government's role in cybersecurity. In his remarks, Schmidt announced that the White House is declassifying part of its 12-part cybersecurity strategy, the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, making note of its calls for increased co-operation between government and industry. Schmidt dedicated most of his talk to giving an update on the progress of near-term action items the Cyber Policy Review completed last year. Schmidt noted the development of new Federal Information Security Management Act metrics, the development of formal cybersecurity education and awareness programs, and other ongoing efforts. [...] ___________________________________________________________ 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 09 2010 - 08:50:33 PST
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