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White House Sets Cybersecurity R&d Priorities
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The White House has published a cybersecurity research and development (R&D) roadmap developed by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The roadmap, a product of a seven-year effort by both public- and private-sector experts, lists four areas of R&D concentration.
The first priority is inducing change by applying game-changing themes toward the comprehension of the underlying reasons for current cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and devising ways to address them by disrupting the status quo.
The next research priority focuses on the development of scientific foundations for cybersecurity, including laws, hypothesis testing, repeatable experimental designs, standardized data collection techniques, metrics, and common terminology.
The third area of concentration entails facilitating the most comprehensive research impact by ensuring interagency collaboration, coordination, and integration of cybersecurity improvement operations.
The final priority is to accelerate the time it takes to practically apply the cybersecurity research.
"Given the magnitude and pervasiveness of cyberspace threats to our economy and national security, it is imperative that we fundamentally alter the dynamics in cybersecurity through the development of novel solutions and technologies," says U.S. chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra and White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt.
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