Five working groups formed at the National Cyber Security Summit released initial reports that focus on delivering concrete results within a year, task force leaders said on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The working groups have pledged to release white papers by 1 March, 2004, that outline their recommendations for securing businesses and consumers and creating more secure software.<\/p>\n
Critics have snubbed the United States’ cybersecurity policy — the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace — as largely voluntary and lacking regulatory prescriptions.<\/p>\n
The four organisations that sponsored the Summit were the Business Software Alliance, the Information Technology Association of America, the TechNet lobbying group and the US Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
Security experts formed five groups to focus on specific problem areas: creating awareness in home computer users and small businesses; establishing a cybersecurity early warning system; making information security part of corporate governance; advocating technical best practices for security; and pushing security improvements into the software development process.<\/p>\n
Despite the pressure to deliver, reigning in the groups to focus on concrete ideas that could be implemented quickly was a task, Oracle’s Davidson said.<\/p>\n
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