NIST Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity, Innovations and Internet Economy Report

The Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force is asking for comments on a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to bolster the cybersecurity of companies that depend on the Internet to do business, but are not included in the critical-infrastructure sector.

The…

New Commerce Proposal Suggests Policy to Boost Cybersecurity for E-Commerce

The Commerce Department today released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to bolster the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the Internet to do business, but are not part of the critical infrastructure sector.

The report, Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy, focuses on the “Internet and Information Innovation…

Commerce Department Introduces NSTIC to Protect E-Commerce Industry

Point, click, buy has become somewhat more complicated as online commerce has transformed into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. And the White House is actively working to ensure the cyber safety of e-commerce through its recent initiative, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities…

ICANN to be More Independent

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the US Commerce Department have ended an 11-year partnership in which the U.S. government possessed direct control of ICANN.

The split will allow for a private sector-led model for the Internet, with review teams from around the globe.

The two organizations have signed an Affirmation of Committments that gives ICANN significantly more autonomy. The prior relationship was heavily criticized by…