Late last week the White House released its National Cyber Strategy, setting forth its approach to protecting U.S. critical infrastructure from global cyber threats. The National Cyber Strategy builds off of Executive Order 13800 “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure,” the cyber elements of the National Security Strategy, and the findings and recommendations in the Botnet Report released by the Department of Homeland Security and the Commerce Department.
The release of the National Cyber Strategy, just before the start of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, signifies a renewed focus on patching America’s cyber vulnerabilities and galvanizing cyber capabilities to achieve national security objectives. The Strategy outlines an overarching, “whole of government” approach that will guide agencies as they carry out their cybersecurity responsibilities and functions. The Strategy also signals the Administration’s key priorities and responsibilities for the private sector, particularly government contractors and providers of critical infrastructure, along with the ecosystem of vendors and suppliers that provide them…
