Three years after declaring cyber-defense a national security priority, the United States government has won the trust of a once-skeptical tech industry, fortified security on military networks, and "created effective public-private partnerships" to combat computer attacks, according to a report released . . .
Three years after declaring cyber-defense a national security priority, the United States government has won the trust of a once-skeptical tech industry, fortified security on military networks, and "created effective public-private partnerships" to combat computer attacks, according to a report released last week by the Critical Information Assurance Office (CIAO).

The 200-page report to Congress, Report of the President of the United States on Federal Critical Infrastructure Protection Activities, chronicles the government-wide effort set into motion by Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63, the 1998 Clinton memorandum that directed agencies to address vulnerabilities in eight critical infrastructures -- including banking networks, transportation systems, telecommunications, water, and power -- and created the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and the CIAO.

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