Obama has received key cybersecurity report; public release imminent

Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI's Cyber Division, speaks at the Anti-Spyware Coalition workshop in Washington, D.C., today, Tuesday May 19. 2009. [Photo: Jeff Fox]

In his opening keynote address here at the Anti-Spyware Coalition's conference, in Washington, Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI's Cyber Division, disclosed that a much-awaited report on America's cybersecurity has been delivered to President Obama and should be released to the public either this week or the next. Henry said that he himself had read the report.

The report, the product of a 60-day audit of America's cybersecurity ordered by President Obama shortly after taking office, is expected to define how the relevant Federal Government agencies will be re-structured to better manage the nation's cybersecurity, as well as what other measures, such as legislation, regulation, and research, need to be taken.

When the report is made public, we'll report on it here, so be sure to check back over the next week or so.

There is still much work being done here at the conference. I'll report on other important developments as they occur. —Jeff Fox