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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The PITAC’s review of current Federally supported R&D in cyber security | |||
finds an imbalance in the current cyber security R&D portfolio: | |||
most support is for short-term, defense-oriented research; there is relatively | |||
little support for fundamental research to address the larger security | |||
vulnerabilities of the civilian IT infrastructure, which supports defense | |||
systems as well. Therefore, PITAC urges changes in the Federal | |||
government’s cyber security R&D portfolio to: | |||
*Increase Federal support for fundamental research in civilian cyber | |||
security by $90 million annually at NSF and by substantial amounts at | |||
agencies such as DARPA and DHS to support work in 10 high-priority | |||
areas identified by PITAC. | |||
*Intensify Federal efforts to promote recruitment and retention of cyber | |||
security researchers and students at research universities, with an aim of | |||
doubling this profession’s numbers by the end of the decade. | |||
*Provide increased support for the rapid transfer of Federally developed | |||
cutting-edge cyber security technologies to the private sector. | |||
*Strengthen the coordination of the Interagency Working Group on | |||
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and integrate it under the | |||
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development | |||
(NITRD) Program. | |||
==Additional Notes and Highlights== | ==Additional Notes and Highlights== | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 8 September 2010
Full Title of Reference
Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization
Full Citation
President's Information Technology Advisory Council, Cyber Security. A Crisis of Prioritization (2005). U.S. Government. Online Paper. Web
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- Resource by Type: US Government Reports and Documents
Key Words
Synopsis
The PITAC’s review of current Federally supported R&D in cyber security finds an imbalance in the current cyber security R&D portfolio: most support is for short-term, defense-oriented research; there is relatively little support for fundamental research to address the larger security vulnerabilities of the civilian IT infrastructure, which supports defense systems as well. Therefore, PITAC urges changes in the Federal government’s cyber security R&D portfolio to:
- Increase Federal support for fundamental research in civilian cyber
security by $90 million annually at NSF and by substantial amounts at agencies such as DARPA and DHS to support work in 10 high-priority areas identified by PITAC.
- Intensify Federal efforts to promote recruitment and retention of cyber
security researchers and students at research universities, with an aim of doubling this profession’s numbers by the end of the decade.
- Provide increased support for the rapid transfer of Federally developed
cutting-edge cyber security technologies to the private sector.
- Strengthen the coordination of the Interagency Working Group on
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and integrate it under the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program.