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The 76-page Cybersecurity Policy Review President Obama assigned to Melissa Hathaway earlier this year initiated some movement toward a U.S. cybersecurity policy, and experts agree that the road ahead will not be easy.

In summary, the report found most American architectures (both public and private) to be lacking, and stated that “Without major advances in the security of these systems or significant change in how they are constructed or operated, it is doubtful that the United States can protect itself from the growing threat of cybercrime and state-sponsored intrusions and operations.”

In her Redmond article last month, Jabulani Leffall presented feedback from some leading software security experts.

Chris Schwartzbauer, senior VP of Shavlik Technologies said there was not enough focus on where the threat is coming from as well as reducing response time when threats occur. Phil Lieberman, president of Lieberman Software, said the report did not have enough to say on the legal front and should have provided legal safe harbor for organizations who implement security, and a waiver of liability for those that share breach information.

The biggest challenge for the Cybersecurity Coordinator, said Abe Kleinfeld, CEO of nCircle, will be that “the Internet itself, and the majority of Internet infrastructure, is in the hands of the private sector.” Kleinfeld also spoke of the need for increased response time when cyber attacks occur.

Regardless of the parties involved, what remains clear is that this undertaking will be difficult, complicated, and require new levels of cooperation between both public and private sectors. It remains to be see whether security cooperation on this scale can be effectively achieved.

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