A cybersecurity task force recommended improvements today to a variety of technical standards and practices. Organized by the National Cyber Security Partnership, the task force issued a 104-page report with recommendations for the federal government and industry. The report is the last of five documents prepared by industry and academic experts on the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, a general blueprint for improving the nation's cybersecurity readiness. . . .
A cybersecurity task force recommended improvements today to a variety of technical standards and practices.

Organized by the National Cyber Security Partnership, the task force issued a 104-page report with recommendations for the federal government and industry. The report is the last of five documents prepared by industry and academic experts on the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, a general blueprint for improving the nation's cybersecurity readiness.

The task force members called for what they said were needed improvements to the consumer- and vendor-oriented software security testing program operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency.

The report recommends that NIST receive an initial $12 million in new appropriations and $6 million in following years for developing security requirements for specific classes of products such as intrusion-detection systems and virtual private networks.

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