Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and DevelopmentFederal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and DevelopmentCSIA_3c1f7e91-4cac-4c1c-81a6-020974dd7564Cyber AttacksSupport research, development, testing, and evaluation of cyber security and information assurance technologies aimed at preventing, protecting against, detecting, responding to, and recovering from cyber attacks that may have largescale consequences._52fcb84e-ef77-498c-adc3-caf44ea83e001Critical InfrastructuresAddress cyber security and information assurance R&D needs that are unique to critical infrastructures._8f60df71-c96a-46c9-8e6c-92bbbbf330c42Communications ProtocolsDevelop and accelerate the deployment of new communication protocols that better assure the security of information transmitted over networks._adef264e-df79-4f50-8abd-a28ef79e14993Experimental EnvironmentsSupport the establishment of experimental environments such as testbeds that allow government, academic, and industry researchers to conduct a broad range of cyber security and information assurance development and assessment activities._77992088-1ee7-4a03-99c0-51adfb9d9ae44Decision MakingProvide a foundation for the long-term goal of economically informed, risk-based cyber security and information assurance decision making._351dabca-dd1c-4a63-bcea-23d33854276f5IT Concepts and ArchitecturesProvide novel and next-generation secure IT concepts and architectures through long-term research._4ba3466c-0a98-4440-b19f-272d0d6218476Technology Transition and DiffusionFacilitate technology transition and diffusion of Federally funded R&D results into commercial products and services and private-sector use._83251e83-3f1f-4128-ad4b-d400ca2e657c72006-04-012010-02-08http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/csia/csia_federal_plan.pdfArthurColman (www.drybridge.com)colman@drybridge.com