The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
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The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
Full Citation
Executive Office of the President of the U.S., The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (2003). Online Paper. Web
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- Resource by Type: US Government Reports and Documents
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Synopsis
Strategic Objectives
Consistent with the National Strategy for Homeland Security, the strategic objectives of this National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace are to:
- Prevent cyber attacks against America’s critical infrastructures;
- Reduce national vulnerability to cyber attacks; and
- Minimize damage and recovery time from cyber attacks that do occur.
The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace articulates five national priorities including:
- A National Cyberspace Security Response System;
- A National Cyberspace Security Threat and Vulnerability Reduction Program;
- A National Cyberspace Security Awareness and Training Program;
- Securing Governments’ Cyberspace; and
- National Security and International Cyberspace Security Cooperation.
The first priority focuses on improving our response to cyber incidents and reducing the potential damage from such events. The second, third, and fourth priorities aim to reduce threats from, and our vulnerabilities to, cyber attacks. The fifth priority is to prevent cyber attacks that could impact national security assets and to improve the international management of and response to such attacks.
Priority I: A National Cyberspace Security Response System
Rapid identification, information exchange, and remediation can often mitigate the damage caused by malicious cyberspace activity. For those activities to be effective at a national level, the United States needs a partnership between government and industry to perform analyses, issue warnings, and coordinate response efforts. Privacy and civil liberties must be protected in the process. Because no cybersecurity plan can be impervious to concerted and intelligent attack, information systems must be able to operate while under attack and have the resilience to restore full operations quickly.