Introducing the Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan

Published

December 14, 2012

Author(s)

Douglas Maughan, Bill Newhouse, Tomas Vagoun

Abstract

In December 2011, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program - a framework for a set of coordinated Federal strategic priorities and objectives for cybersecurity research. The release of this strategic plan marked an important milestone by the Federal government's research community. It expresses an understanding of key causes of cybersecurity deficiencies and presents research themes with high potential to significantly improve the security of cyber systems and infrastructure. The strategic plan is a culmination of many efforts within the Federal government, most notably by the Senior Steering Group for Cybersecurity R&D (CSIA R&D SSG), the Cyber Security and Information Assurance Interagency Working Group (CSIA IWG) of the Federal Networking and IT R&D (NITRD) Program, and by the Special Cyber Operations Research and Engineering Interagency Working Group (SCORE IWG).

Citation

The Next Wave - The National Security Agency's Review of Emerging Technologies

Volume

19

Issue

4

Pub Type

Others

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Keywords

cybersecurity, federal, strategic plan, tailored trustworthy spaces, moving target, cyber economic incentives, designed-in security, inducing change, developing scientific foundations, maximizing research impact, accelerating transition to practice, AFOSR, NSA, AFRL, NSF, NIST, DHS S&T

Citation

Maughan, D. , Newhouse, B. and Vagoun, T. (2012), Introducing the Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan, The Next Wave - The National Security Agency's Review of Emerging Technologies, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912193 (Accessed October 7, 2025)