NIST, Other Agencies to Hold Public Meeting on Internet Security & Innovation
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the International Trade Administration (ITA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce, will hold a public meeting on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC to discuss the relationship between cybersecurity in the commercial space and innovation in the Internet economy.
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Comments Sought on Internet Policies, New Threats, Trade Implications
The meeting is to encourage participation and comment from all interested stakeholders on the impact of current cybersecurity law and governmental policy, the common and emerging techniques used in successful cybersecurity strategies, and the relative roles of the private and public sectors with respect to improving cybersecurity in the commercial arena.
The meeting will explore the changing nature of Internet threats and whether those changes suggest gaps in cybersecurity policy. Similarly, discussion and comment are invited on how the public sector can more clearly organize its role. The agencies also seek to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship of current cybersecurity policy to consumer welfare, job creation, international trade, and fundamental democratic values.
(The Commerce Department has assembled an Internet Policy Task Force to identify leading public policy and operational challenges in the Internet environment. As part of the Task Force’s agenda, NIST, NTIA, and ITA are conducting a comprehensive review of cybersecurity and innovation in the Internet economy, with a particular emphasis on the security practices of those businesses that operate non-critical infrastructure.)
(FR Pub 06/28/10)