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  • The first responsibility of any president is to protect the American people. President Barack Obama will provide the leadership and strategies to strengthen our security at home.
  • Barack Obama and Joe Biden's strategy for securing the homeland against 21st century threats is focused on preventing terrorist attacks on our homeland, preparing and planning for emergencies and investing in strong response and recovery capabilities. Obama and Biden will strengthen our homeland against all hazards
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  • Barack Obama and Joe Biden -- working with private industry, the research community and our citizens -- will lead an effort to build a trustworthy and accountable cyber infrastructure that is resilient, protects America's competitive advantage, and advances our national and homeland security.
  • Strengthen Federal Leadership on Cyber Security
  • ensure that the federal government works with states, localities, and the private sector as a true partner in prevention, mitigation, and response.
  • Work with the private sector to establish tough new standards for cyber security and physical resilience.
  • Work with industry to develop the systems necessary to protect our nation's trade secrets and our research and development
  • Mandate Standards for Securing Personal Data and Require Companies to Disclose Personal Information Data Breaches:
  • Prepare Effective Emergency Response Plans:
  • Working with State and Local Governments and the Private Sector:
  • Create a National Infrastructure Protection Plan:
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    The first responsibility of any president is to protect the American people. President Barack Obama will provide the leadership and strategies to strengthen our security at home.
sandy ingram

CTO of the USA - 0 views

  • Obama will appoint the nation's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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    Obama will appoint the nation's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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VOA News - US Creates Military Cyber Command to Defend Computer Networks - 0 views

  • Lynn says the U.S. military now considers cyberspace an operational domain, just like land, sea, air and outer space. He says officials are working to develop military doctrine and procedures for cyberspace operations and to increase the department's expertise in cyber security. He declined to say what, if any, offensive actions the United States is taking, or might take, in cyberspace, but he did say this:
  • "One of the reasons we're looking at a Cyber Command is to unify all aspects of cyber defense, so that you don't separate out offense, defense, intelligence, so that all of the various aspects work together," said Lynn.
  • Lynn emphasized that the creation of Cyber Command will not militarize overall U.S. government efforts to protect American government and private computer systems. That effort will be led by a Cyber Security Coordinator - a new position President Barack Obama says he will soon create at the White House.
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  • The civilian effort will involve several agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the National Security Agency and the intelligence services, with help from the Defense Department. Lynn pledged it will not infringe on Americans' civil liberties - a concern some experts have expressed.
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    the creation of Cyber Command will not militarize overall U.S. government efforts to protect American government and private computer systems. That effort will be led by a Cyber Security Coordinator - a new position President Barack Obama says he will soon create at the White House. The civilian effort will involve several agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the National Security Agency and the intelligence services, with help from the Defense Department. Lynn pledged it will not infringe on Americans' civil liberties - a concern some experts have expressed.
sandy ingram

Hathaway: White House Must Lead in Cybersecurity - 0 views

  • "The White House must lead the way forward with leadership that draws upon the strength, advice and ideas of the entire nation," said Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security Councils.
  • "It can be said that the federal government is not organized appropriately to address this growing problem because responsibilities for cyberspace are distributed across a wide array of federal departments and agencies, many with overlapping authorities and none with sufficient decision authority to direct actions that can address the problem completely,
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    "The White House must lead the way forward with leadership that draws upon the strength, advice and ideas of the entire nation," Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security Councils. Obama administration cybersecurity advisor
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Obama hints at cybersecurity shake-up with review: NSA "James L. Jones, a former Marine... - 0 views

  • "Our cybersecurity approach to date has not kept up with the threats we've seen."
  • James L. Jones, a former Marine Corps commandant who warned at a speech in Munich over the weekend that terrorists could use "cyber-technologies" to cause catastrophic damage.
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Cloud Concerns "Unfounded and Ridiculous" Former U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek K... - 0 views

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    When I joined the Obama administration as the chief information officer, we quickly discovered vast inefficiencies in the $80 billion federal I.T. budget. We also saw an opportunity to increase productivity and save costs by embracing the "cloud computing"
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Obama cyber czar choice worries about smartphones, social networking - Network World - 0 views

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    Schmidt says layoffs from the bad economy will prompt theft of corporate data or damage, aided by the vulnerability of network peripheral devices such as printers
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