U.S. Cybersecurity Advisory Board's Plan For Network Security

The Bush administration's new cybersecurity advisory board this summer will release a strategy for protecting the nation's network infrastructure, according to Howard Schmidt, vice chair of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, speaking at a Network World-sponsored roundtable broadcast over the Internet Monday.. . . The Bush administration's new cybersecurity advisory board this summer will release a strategy for protecting the nation's network infrastructure, according to Howard Schmidt, vice chair of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, speaking at a Network World-sponsored roundtable broadcast over the Internet Monday.

The board's strategy will address what role the U.S. government should play in improving the security of the nation's public and private networks, what legislative changes are required, and how the private sector and academia can help. The board, which reports to the National Security Advisor and the Director of Homeland Security, was established in the wake of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks.

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