[Infowarrior] - NIST RFC: Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy

[Richard Forno]

http://cryptome.org/0002/nist072810.htm

28 July 2010

[Federal Register: July 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 144)]

[Notices]               
[Page 44216-44223]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

National Institute of Standards and Technology

International Trade Administration

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket No.: 100721305-0305-01]

 
Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce; 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is 
conducting a comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity 
challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet 
economy. The Department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including 
the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, on measures to 
improve cybersecurity while sustaining innovation. Preserving 
innovation, as well as private sector and consumer confidence in the 
security of the Internet economy, are important for promoting economic 
prosperity and social well-being overall. In particular, the Department 
seeks to develop an up-to-date understanding of the current public 
policy and operational challenges affecting cybersecurity, as those 
challenges may shape the future direction of the Internet and its 
commercial use, both domestically and globally. After analyzing 
comments on this Notice, the Department intends to issue a report that 
will contribute to the Administration's domestic and international 
policies and activities in advancing both cybersecurity and the 
Internet economy.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to Diane 
Honeycutt, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Submissions may be in any of 
the following formats: HTML, ASCII, Word, rtf, or pdf. Online 
submissions in electronic form may be sent to 
cybertaskforce at doc.gov
. 
Paper submissions should include a three and one-half inch computer 
diskette or compact disc (CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled with 
the name and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of 
the word processing program used to create the document. Comments will 
be posted at 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce and 
http:/
/csrc.nist.gov
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice 
contact: Jon Boyens, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2806, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-0573, e-mail 

Jon.Boyens at trade.gov
; or Alfred Lee, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230, telephone 
(202) 482-1880, e-mail 
Alee at ntia.doc.gov
. Please direct media inquires 
to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of 
Public and Business Affairs at (301) 975-6478.