The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and...
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology released Friday the full text of its report on immediate ways to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity (http://1.usa.gov/1aVVUL3). PCAST approved and released details on the report at a meeting Thursday, but didn’t then…
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release the actual text. The report recommended, among other things, that the U.S. government more frequently follow accepted cybersecurity best practices. PCAST recommended the government phase out Windows XP and other operating systems it regards as insecure in favor of current versions of Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS, encourage universal adoption of the Trusted Platform Module microchip and require the use of proofed identities for data exchanges among federal users. The report recommended regulatory agencies require regulated industries to demonstrate improved adoption of cybersecurity best practices, but proposed a more limited government role in encouraging adoption of best practices in non-regulated industries. The report also called for further industry and academic research on more fully integrating cybersecurity into future systems infrastructures (CD Nov 22 p10).