The Bush Administration has announced that the final version of
the US national cybersecurity plan will be delayed, although it was
scheduled for today. Instead, another draft of the plan, which aims
to protect US critical information infrastructure from attacks, was
released for consultation.
The White House’s cybersecurity panel says that it wants to
collect more input from the IT industry. The panel’s
recommendations, expected today, will be available for public
comment for two months. During this time, technology companies will
be able to submit their suggestions.
The cybersecurity panel has already dropped a number of
proposals contained in previous drafts, following intense lobbying
by the industry.
A proposed measure, requiring companies to contribute to a fund
in order to improve national computer security restricting the use
of wireless networks until their security is approved, was
abandoned, according to the Associated Press.
A spokeswoman for the White House characterised the
cybersecurity plan as “a living document” and said that all parties
involved will be consulted before the final release.
The new
draft is available as a 65-page PDF
