The National Cybersecurity Strategy released on Thursday by the White House is drawing strong initial reviews from across government and the private sector on a number of fronts, including its spur to modernizing technology, harnessing the full power of the Federal government to promote better security, and wrapping private sector interests more fully into the effort.
The strategy features multiple focus points including continuing efforts to improve security in already-regulated critical infrastructure sectors, a high-level goal of shifting more security responsibility onto providers of tech products and services, and a robust focus on using “all tools of national power” to go after attackers. Implementation of the strategy is already underway under the coordination of the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), which produced the plan…
Ross Nodurft, executive director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI), said the technology trade group commends the strategy’s “comprehensive approach to enhancing our nation’s digital security.”
“We appreciate the strategy’s focus on replacing legacy systems with more secure technology, including through accelerating migration to cloud-based services, along with its emphasis on public-private collaboration, investments in zero trust technology and innovation, and the development of a diverse and robust national cyber workforce,” he said… Read the full article here.