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Software Industry Welcomes Obama Cyber Security Strategy,
by Mike Godfrey, for LawAndTax-News.com, Washington
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The Obama Administration deserves credit for elevating the debate over national
cyber security policy and bringing fresh thinking to bear, the Business Software
Alliance (BSA) has announced.
The Administration’s new cyber security strategy is comprehensive in
scope and raises many issues that will require further deliberation and careful
implementation, the association said.
BSA President and CEO Robert Holleyman attended the White House's announcement
of the new strategy, and the BSA was consulted on the plan as it was developed.
“The software and computer hardware industries strongly endorse the President’s
view that cyber security must be treated as a top national priority,”
Holleyman commented, adding:
“The White House strategy is largely consistent with the BSA’s recommendations,
especially the emphasis on White House leadership and international partnerships
between government and industry. "
“As this strategy is implemented, it must reflect three fundamental principles:
technological innovation without constraints; economic growth; and international
partnerships. Without all three, America’s cyber security will suffer.”
The plan’s emphasis on consumer privacy, workforce training, and research
and development are also helpful, he said.
“The BSA particularly looks forward to assisting the Administration on
the international front, leveraging our offices and relationships with business
and government leaders around the world,” Holleyman stated further.
In March, the BSA co-hosted a meeting of information technology industry executives
with White House cyber space adviser Melissa Hathaway and submitted detailed
recommendations on the strategy. The BSA suggested:
Creating a more robust, two-way, government-industry partnership with more
transparency and clearer operating procedures;
Increasing information sharing with the private sector;
Avoiding prescriptive government technology mandates and preserving the
government’s ability to acquire commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology
to hold down costs and ensure innovation; and
Launching a comprehensive national cyber security research and development
(R&D) program.
“The BSA’s publicly traded member companies invested a combined
USD43bn on research and development in 2008, and security is at the heart of
all we do,” Mr Holleyman continued.
“No one invests more or leads more on cyber security issues than we
do, and no one is more committed to ensuring confidence in the online world."
“We appreciate that the White House solicited our input, and we look
forward to a continuing dialogue. Everyone involved needs to roll up their sleeves
and work together to ensure that our efforts truly tighten security by maintaining
robust innovation policies, allowing economic growth to go forward, and taking
an international, collaborative approach,” he concluded.
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