CyberSecurity

• State Dept. Office of Cyber Issues
• International Strategy for Cyberspace (PDF)
  

CyberSecurity News

14 March 2012 U.S.-UK Joint Fact Sheet : U.S.-UK Progress Towards a Freer and More Secure Cyberspace 

02 February 2012 U.S. Government Works to Enhance Cyberdefenses  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano led a delegation of top U.S. intelligence and security officials in a Senate briefing on threats posed by computer attacks as lawmakers consider a new measure to strengthen cyberdefenses.

2011

02 November 2011 No to Government Control of the Internet, Biden Says  Addressing a conference in London that is meeting to discuss how to make the Internet more secure, Vice President Biden said a proposed “international legal instrument” to govern the Web would stifle free speech and the ability of people all over the world to interact as they choose.

London Conference on Cyberspace, 01-02 November 2011

The London Confererence on Cyberspace will launch a focused and inclusive dialogue to help guide the behaviour of all in cyberspace.   We will be streaming the conference live from our Facebook page.

• London Conference on Cyberspace (FCO)
• Aims of the Conference (FCO)
• Live stream

• Vice President Biden’s Speech to London Conference on Cyberspace
• The State Department at the London Conference on Cyberspace
• Facebook's Lord Allan at the London Cyber Conference

25 October 2011 Activists Use Info Tech to Dodge Oppressors, Official Says  Democracy activists in some repressive countries are protecting themselves from harassment with technology training they received from the U.S. Department of State.   The U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, Michael Posner, offered a few insights into the programs.
 • Assistant Secretary Posner on Free Speech in the Digital Age

19 October 2011 International Conversation on Cybersecurity Is Under Way  Cybersecurity is the fundamental base supporting all Internet activity, be it political, economic or social. October, recognized as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month since 2002 in the United States, is a time when governments, businesses and individuals must all recognize their role in maintaining cybersecurity, according to the U.S. State Department’s coordinator for cyber issues, Christopher Painter.

18 October 2011 Foreign Press Center Briefing with State Department Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter

14 July 2011 International Cyber Diplomacy: Promoting Openness, Security and Prosperity in a Networked World (factsheet)

16 May 2011 U.S. Seeks Global Consensus for Open, Secure Cyberspace The Obama administration has unveiled an international strategy for cyberspace, outlining how it intends to promote an open and secure Internet that is available and interoperable around the world.
 • Secretary Clinton on U.S. International Strategy for Cyberspace
 • International Strategy for Cyberspace (30-page/2.3Mb PDF)

15 February 2011 Internet Freedom Essential to Peace, Prosperity, Clinton Says  An open, secure Internet that is accessible to all is crucial to peace and economic prosperity, says Secretary of State Hillary  Clinton.   “We are convinced that an open Internet fosters long-term peace, progress and prosperity,” Clinton said in a speech delivered February 15 at George Washington University in Washington. An Internet that can be blocked and censored, she said, “can cut off opportunities for peace and progress and discourage innovation and entrepreneurship.”
 • Secretary Clinton: Internet Rights and Wrongs
 • Factsheet on Internet Freedom

09 February 2011 U.S. Adapts Counterterrorism Efforts to Evolving Threats  The U.S. is continually adapting its "counterterrorism techniques to effectively detect, deter and prevent terrorist acts," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says.