The Obama administration has published a high-level plan to protect U.S. computer networks, saying it considers cyber infrastructure “a strategic asset” and will appoint a cyber adviser who will report directly to the president.The six-point outline was published Wednesday as part of a paper detailing the new administration’s position on homeland security. Also planned is a “safe computing R&D effort” to build the next generation of security features into computers, and plans to fight cyber-espionage and cybercrime by cracking down on “untraceable Internet payment schemes.”To read this IDG report in full, see:
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Obama Plan Says Cyber Infrastructure Is ‘strategic’
The Obama administration has published a high-level plan to protect U.S. computer networks, saying it considers cyber infrastructure “a strategic asset” and will appoint a cyber adviser who will report directly to the president.