Better Coordination Needed for Cybersecurity R&D, Report Says

The Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) is recommending the government better coordinate its cybersecurity research and development efforts.

In an article on the Federal Computer Week website, Ben Bain says the I3P, a consortium of cybersecurity institutions “that include academic research centers, government laboratories and nonprofit organizations, made those recommendations in a report to Sens. Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins the chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.”

The I3P released a report last week that not only recommended better coordinated efforts, but also said the R&D efforts should focus on the following areas:

• Developing metrics for assessing systems' security.
• Creating an effective domestic and international legal and policy framework for cybersecurity.
• Improving cybersecurity by understanding human behavior and motivation.

“The new administration has a major opportunity to direct and coordinate cybersecurity research and development efforts in ways that could provide protection from threats in the near term,” the report said. “This report is intended to provide informed suggestions as a path forward is determined.”

To read the full article, click here: http://fcw.com/Articles/2009/02/18/I3P-cyber-R-and-D-report.aspx