Administration Cybersecurity Policy Review

Step 5: Complete the Recent Administration Cybersecurity Policy eLearning Module

So far in this project, you have completed the developing cybersecurity law and policy eLearning module and the Federal Cybersecurity Agency SIMTRAY to familiarize yourself with how cybersecurity laws and policies are developed. However, you should also understand how prior administrations have affected current policy.

In this step, you will complete the Recent Administration Cybersecurity Policy eLearning module to better understand how the prior administration handled cybersecurity policy. You will cover the key points of the Cyberspace Policy Review and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, which is a follow-up to the review. You will also cover the role of the cyber czar, and how the Cyberspace Policy Review findings eventually led to the new cyber command, USCYBERCOM.

Take notes on the key concepts that will help you in your analysis of the current and previous administration’s cybersecurity policies.

Step 6: Review the Current Administration’s Key Cybersecurity Policy

Now that you have familiarized yourself with how cybersecurity law and policy is developed and how the recent administration has handled cybersecurity policy, you are ready to begin your analysis. Conduct research on the current administration’s key cybersecurity policies. This information can be found in official government communications (e.g., whitehouse.gov or dhs.gov websites) as well as in publications about or transcripts of statements/speeches made by administration officials. You will use the Administration Policy Matrix to record your findings. Include one state law or regulation that is relevant to cybersecurity and four respective key principles. You will continue to use this matrix in the following step.

Step 7: Research the Previous Administration’s Cybersecurity Policy

In the previous step, you began your analysis by reviewing the current administration’s key cybersecurity policy tenets. In this step, you will conduct research on the previous administration’s key cybersecurity policies. As in the previous step, you may find information in official government communications (e.g., whitehouse.gov or dhs.gov websites) as well as in publications about or transcripts of statements/speeches made by administration officials. Continue using the Administration Policy Matrix that you began in the last step. You will use your findings in the following step.

Step 8: Compare and Contrast the Current and Previous Administration’s Cybersecurity Policies

Now that you have documented tenets from both the current and previous administration’s cybersecurity policies, you will analyze them using a compare and contrast methodology. Using your completed Administration Policy Matrix, prepare a one-page chart that compares and contrasts the cybersecurity administration policies of the previous and current administration.

Submit both the Administration Policy Matrix and your Administration Compare and Contrast Chart for feedback.