Cybersecurity Policy and National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has established a Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency – the administration that will take office in January 2009.  The goal of the nonpartisan Commission is to develop recommendations for a comprehensive strategy to improve cyber security in federal systems and in critical infrastructure.

The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Task Force has been invited to provide input to the Commission and welcomes your comments in the following areas:

In a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, subcommittee chair Rep. James R. Langevin (Dem.-RI) said, “I have great apprehension about the current framework DHS is creating with the sector specific plans (SSP’s) as they relate to cybersecurity.”  He continued, “The Federal government and the American people want to ensure there is a high level of cybersecurity protections on our critical infrastructure.

Rep. Jim Langevin (Dem.-RI) and Rep. Michael McCaul (Rep.-TX) along with The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) have announced the formation of a bipartisan Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency – the administration that will take office in January 2009.  This nonpartisan Commission will develop recommendations for a comprehensive strategy for organizing and prioritizing efforts to secure America’s computer networks and critical infrastructure.  Rep. Langevin is the chair and Rep. McCaul the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology of the Homeland Security Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Scott Charney, corporate vice president for trustworthy computing at Microsoft and retired Navy Admiral Bobby Inman, Lyndon B. Johnson National Policy Chair at the University of Texas at Austin will co-chair the Commission.