White House Envisions Role for Colleges in Cybersecurity Plan

The White House wants colleges to play key roles in research and training to help secure computer networks from terrorist and hacker attacks, according to a plan released last month.

The final version of the plan, described in a report titled "The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace," took about a year and a half to devise. It incorporates recommendations from the public and private sectors, as well as from higher-education organizations.

President Bush asked for the report

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