The federal government is planning to focus some of its research and development efforts on developing methods for building security into software and hardware systems used in federal agencies. This a major change for the government, which has historically focused its energies on defenses such as IDS, custom desktop images and firewalls. A new document released this week is meant to serve as the strategic plan for agencies and entities within the government that perform research on technology and security. It’s part of the Obama administration s overarching cyberspace and cybersecurity plans.
Source: https://threatpost.com/feds-focus-rd-efforts-designing-security-applications-121911/76011/