Obama Administration Requests $14B for Cybersecurity Infrastructure
The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative is a 12-point plan that maps out how the administration would like the public and private sectors to combat cyber threats together
From the credit card hacks of recent years, to the Sony hack that revealed gigabytes of data, it’s clear the country needs to get more serious about online security. To wit, the White House is requesting billions in funding for an updated Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
The new CNCI is a 12-point plan that maps out how the administration would like the public and private sectors to combat cyber threats together. Some of the main points touch on securing federal government systems through a new standardized technology, implementing threat detection and prevention infrastructure, and the development of a standardized cyber counter-intelligence plan.
The initiative hopes to achieve these aims by expanding cybersecurity research and development, making sure different intelligence centers can work together, expanding education to get more experts into the field, and clearly defining the role of the federal government in cybersecurity, among other measures.
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