does this imply regulation is coming:<?>

["R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>]

February 14, 
Government Computer News Industry will work with government
on cyberspace plan . The White House unveiled its National Strategy to
Secure Cyberspace on Friday. The plan's five priorities are: 1) A national
cyberspace security response system; 2) A threat and vulnerability
reduction program; 3) A security awareness and training program; 4) A plan
to secure governments' cyberspace; 5) An approach to intelligence agency
and international cybersecurity. The plan called for exercises to evaluate
the impact of cyberattacks and pinpoint weaknesses for correction. The
plan put the Justice Department and other agencies in charge of improving
information sharing, investigative tools and cybercrime research. It said
the General Services Administration and Department of Homeland Security
will continue to cooperate on a federal software patch clearinghouse and
work with the private sector on a similar clearinghouse. Federal agencies
were told to tighten security measures, expand their use of security
assessment tools and install applications to check continuously for
unauthorized network connections. The plan said the government will also
review the National Information Assurance Partnership to assess whether it
is properly dealing with security flaws in commercial software. 
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It further said the government will consider licensing or certifying
private security service providers for minimum capabilities, "including
the extent to which they are adequately independent." 
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In the international arena, the plan noted that the U.S. government will
not necessarily limit its response to cyberattacks to criminal prosecution
and it "reserves the right to respond in an appropriate manner." That
mirrors the government's pursuit of al-Quaida, which has been carried out
partly by legal prosecution and partly by warfare. It called for building
North America into a "cyber safe zone" with the cooperation of Canadian
and Mexican public and private sectors. Source:
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/21156-1.html


Thanks,


Ron DuFresne
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