National Cybersecurity Assistance Fund
National Cybersecurity Assistance Fund: A proposed organization that would be charged with certifying critical information tech- nologies against frameworks…
Definition
A proposed organization that would be charged with certifying critical information tech- nologies against frameworks based on identified and vetted security standards and with supporting and endorsing product labeling, building on existing work on Software Bills of Material at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A proposed fund administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that would distribute grants to public and private entities for solutions, projects, and programs where a) there is a clearly defined, critical risk to be mitigated, b) market forces do not pro- vide sufficient private sector incentives to mitigate the risk without government investment, and c) there is clear federal need, role, and responsibility in mitigating the risk. SOURCE: Cyberspace Solarium Commission Final Report, 2020