Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity's Recommendations Draw Praise
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and the Internet Security Alliance praised the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity’s recommendations to the White House on actions the private and public sectors can take over the next decade to improve cyber defenses and…
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raise awareness. The six main recommendation areas aim to provide a cybersecurity blueprint for the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, backing action on some items during Trump’s first 100 days in office (see 1612020050 and 1612050044). The CENC report “provides a path forward for government, the commercial sector, consumers, and educators to address the challenges before us,” Pritzker said in a statement. “The ideas highlighted in the report … transcend different Administrations, Congresses, and different political and economic cycles. These recommendations comprise an urgent action plan for our country to meet today’s cybersecurity crisis. Success will require that we all work together.” Pritzker is expected to speak about the CENC report during a Tuesday USTelecom event. The suggestions embrace most elements in ISA’s 12-step “social contract” on cybersecurity for the next administration, the group said. “Not only did our own study come to a remarkably similar conclusion, but this finding is consistent with the House GOP Task Force Report on cybersecurity” and President Barack Obama’s 2013 cybersecurity executive order, said ISA President Larry Clinton in a news release. “The degree of consensus on the direction for sound cyber policy across industry and partisan lines is remarkable and bodes well for the prospect to more aggressively fight the ever-greater cyber threat.”