DHS sets Oct. 31 comment deadline for draft cyber-response plan

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a draft National Cyber-Incident Response Plan for public comment until Oct. 31. The revised plan was developed under Presidential Policy Directive 41 issued in July, and is expected to be issued as final early next year.

The revised plan, which codifies much of what the government already does under an interim cyber-response strategy, with some modifications, including when and how to stand up a Unified Coordination Group with participation by industry groups that...