Commission release new cybersecurity plans for Obama

The Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency, an independent, nonpartisan group has released its final report on Monday after a long period of a year, includes how to become more stronger & address the country’s cybersecurity threats.

According to the report -America’s failure to protect cyberspace is one of the most urgent national security problems facing the new administration that will take office in January 2009, It is a battle fought mainly in the shadows. It is a battle we are losing.

The commission said, now we are not able to protect the most dangerous threats coming from the militaries and intelligence services of other nations and the scope of threats is much more critical so we need strategic plan to improve it. DHS controls the National Center for Cybersecurity established by President Bush, is not structured strongly or not able to protect from cybersecurity threats & well organized international cyber criminals.

Microsoft’s Charney, one of the four co-chairs of the commission, said in a statement sent to SecurityFocus

While cybersecurity in the U.S. has improved in the last five years, the threat model continues to change and the risks to U.S. security and economic well-being are steadily increasing, "Therefore, much still needs to be done."

To protect the cyber infrastructure, NCSD had two Strategic Objectives

Build and maintain an effective national cyberspace response system.
Implement a cyber-risk management program for protection of critical infrastructure.

So the bipartisan Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency has mentioned some steps in a plan to secure the nation’s computers and critical infrastructure and presenting that plan to the coming US president-elect Barack Obama.

According to the Commission some steps that needs to be taken

Implement the "federated approach" to govern across agencies.
Establish a new cyberspace directorate in the National Security Council that includes Homeland Security Council functions.
Cybersecurity should be enforce at the international level in a globalized world.
Include a mandatory requirement for agencies to contract only with telecommunications carriers that use secure Internet protocols.
Aims to be nonpartisan and brings together 32 security experts, apart from the four people heading the panel.