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The
commission created by President Barack Obama earlier this year
also recommended that the president and Congress accelerate the
pace at which technology is updated in the federal sector and
that the president appoint an ambassador for cyber security for
efforts abroad.
"Technological advancement is outpacing security and will
continue to do so unless we change how we approach and implement
cybersecurity strategies and practices," the 100-page report
said.
Obama said in a statement after meeting the commission's head,
his former national security adviser Tom Donilon, on Friday that
his administration strongly supported the commission's
"thoughtful and pragmatic" recommendations.
Obama, who leaves office on Jan. 20, said he had asked the
commission to brief the transition team of President-elect
Donald Trump at the earliest opportunity.
Among other recommendations, the report urged the United States
to seek harmonized international cyber-security policies and
global norms of behavior.
It called for a cyber-security "nutritional label" for impartial
product safety ratings, and recommended that the Justice
Department and other agencies assess the law on liabilities for
harm caused by insecure internet-connected devices.
(Additional reporting by Ayesha Rascoe in Washington)
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