Cybersecurity

NTIA’s cybersecurity multistakeholder processes, conducted in an open and transparent manner, contribute to the security of the nation’s Internet architecture. The consensus-based development of market-based cybersecurity solutions and guidance creates a foundation for increasing digital security. Recent processes include:

Software component transparency -- creating guidance for the use of a “Software Bill of Materials,” which functions as a list of ingredients that make up software components
Internet of Things security – addressing key aspects of IoT security, including upgradability and patchability of connected devices
Cybersecurity vulnerability disclosures – increasing collaboration between security researchers and software and system developers and owners

Remarks of Deputy Assistant Secretary Rinaldo at the OECD Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity

Remarks of Diane Rinaldo
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
OECD Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity
Paris, France
December 13, 2018

-- As Prepared for Delivery --

It’s a pleasure to be here at this inaugural Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity.

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Road Map: Building a More Resilient Internet

November 29, 2018

Botnets and automated, distributed attacks threaten our nation’s Internet infrastructure. Solving this and other cybersecurity challenges is a top priority for the Trump Administration.

To address these threats, the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security have developed a road map that charts a path forward, setting out steps to stop the cyber threat to our internet infrastructure. It outlines a plan for coordination among government, civil society, technologists, academics, and industry sectors to develop a comprehensive strategy for fighting these threats.

The road map builds on the Botnet Report published by the departments in May as required by the Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. The government and private sector spent a year developing the report in an open and transparent process. The report maps out an ecosystem-wide view of the botnet threat, and lays out actions that could dramatically reduce the threat of botnets and similar attacks.