Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative

The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative was established by President George W. Bush in National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 (NSPD-54/HSPD-23) in January 2008. The initiative outlines U.S. cybersecurity goals and spans multiple agencies including the Department of Homeland Security the Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Agency.^[1][2]

Details

Initial signing of the initiative and hearings about the initiative during 2008 were kept classified.^[3] However, in March 2010 the Obama administration declassified limited material regarding the project.^[4]

The current goals of the initiative include: establishing a front line of defense against network intrusion; defending the U.S. against the full spectrum of threats through counterintelligence; and strengthening the future cybersecurity environment through education, coordination and research.^[5]

On January 6, 2011 the National Security Agency (NSA) broke ground on the first in a series of Data Centers pursuant to the initiative.^[6][7] The $1.5 billion Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center is located at Camp Williams.^[8]

See also

• National Security Directive
• United States Department of Homeland Security
• National Cybersecurity Center

Notes

1. ^ "National Security Presidential Directives [NSPD George W. Bush Administration"]. Federation of American Scientists. http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/index.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
2. ^ "Computer Network Security & Privacy Protection". Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/privacy/privacy_cybersecurity_white_paper.pdf. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Hearing on NSPD-54/HSPD-23 and the Comprehensive National Cyber Security Initiative". Senate.gov. http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=11e6955c-f56f-4d15-837b-a9bd901e8419. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
4. ^ Vijayan, Jaikumar. "Obama administration partially lifts secrecy on classified cybersecurity project". Computerworld. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9164818/Obama_administration_partially_lifts_secrecy_on_classified_cybersecurity_project. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
5. ^ "The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative". US Government. http://www.whitehouse.gov/cybersecurity/comprehensive-national-cybersecurity-initiative. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
6. ^ LaPlante, Matthew D. (July 2, 2009). "New NSA center unveiled in budget documents". Salt Lake Tribune (MediaNews Group). http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12744661. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 
7. ^ LaPlante, Matthew D. (July 2, 2009). "Spies like us: NSA to build huge facility in Utah". Salt Lake Tribune (MediaNews Group). http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12735293. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 
8. ^ Fidel, Steve. "Utah's $1.5 billion cyber-security center under way". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705363940/Utahs-15-billion-cyber-security-center-under-way.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 

External links

• The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative homepage from Whitehouse.gov