White House Announces Agenda for Game-Changing Cybersecurity R&D

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White House Announces Agenda for Game-Changing Cybersecurity R&D

By CircleID Reporter
December 06, 2011, 8:22 pm PST Views: 5,912 Add Comment

The United States White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released a new report titled, Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program, specifying an agenda for “game-changing” cybersecurity R&D according to an official announcement today. The report is described as “a roadmap to ensuring long-term reliability and trustworthiness of the digital communications network that is increasingly at the heart of American economic growth and global competitiveness.”

This plan has defined the following as four strategic thrusts:

1. Inducing Change – using game-changing themes to understand the root causes of existing cybersecurity deficiencies with the goal of disrupting the status quo;

2. Developing Scientific Foundations – minimizing future cybersecurity problems by developing the science of security;

3. Maximizing Research Impact – catalyzing coordination, collaboration, and integration of research activities across Federal agencies for maximum effectiveness; and

4. Accelerating Transition to Practice – expediting improvements in cyberspace from research findings through focused transition programs.

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