In This Issue:

- The President’s Plan for Securing Cyberspace

- The President’s Plan for Safeguarding American Consumers and Families

- Conclusion

- Excerpt from The President’s Plan for Securing Cyberspace:

On January 13, 2015, the day after releasing the president’s proposed action plan on consumer privacy (discussed below), the White House released a proposed plan for Securing Cyberspace. The plan is likely to be debated at a White House Summit on February 13, 2015, hosted by Stanford University, which will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to help shape a national response to these threats. The guest list is tightly controlled by the White House, but Stanford reports in its press release that “the all-day event will include senior leaders from the White House and across federal government; CEOs from a wide range of industries including financial services, technology, retail and communications companies; law enforcement officials; and consumer advocates.”

The president’s Securing Cyberspace plan authorizes the U.S. Department of Energy to award $25 million in grants over the next five years to 13 universities designated as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). These grants are intended to support a cybersecurity education consortium.