Obama Resurrects Cybersecurity as Important Organizational Investment
In a speech on May 29th, 2009, President Barack Obama presented digital infrastructure protection planning that is hoped to assist the United States in ensuring future cyber security while maintaining net neutrality.
Obama’s plan for the nation largely mimics cybersecurity planning that one would see in SME cybersecurity planning; appoint policy officials, prepare incident response planning, support cybersecurity awareness and education initiatives, designate cybersecurity as a priority and establish performance metrics.
President Obama expressed that 21st century economic prosperity will be dependent on cybersecurity.
It is refreshing to see that Obama has begun to address cybersecurity with an understanding that the internet should remain open and free. The President stressed that the U.S. will protect personal privacy without invasion – a balance that is integral to information technology risk management.
