01995nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653001800059653002200077653000800099653001600107653001000123653002500133653001400158100002000172245006100192300001200253490000700265520151700272 2016 d10aBarack Obama10aCybersecurity10aincident response10alaw10alegislature10aNCIRP10aObama Administration10aproposals1 aRaymond Collier00aThe Obama Administration and Incident Response: A Report a105-1200 v343 a

This article takes an in-depth look at the Obama Administration’s incident response plan and its utilization in regard to cyber security throughout their Presidential and Executive-Administrative terms. A focal point and outlining the tool used in the report is the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (Interim Version), released in September 2010 by the Department of Homeland Security. Contents of the response plan are analyzed through brief descriptions, government reports, supportive literature, and comparison of actual efforts conducted by the Administration that reflect sections of the plan. A brief review of legislature that could directly affect the process, assurance, or future of incident response and cyber security proposed by the Administration is included. Discussion of the current presiding President, Barack Obama, and his mannerisms in the wake of incidents, thoughts and views on the nature of the subject, actions planned as well as taken to secure the United States’ technological realm, that is the internet, from digital terrorism are micro-scoped and provide a real-time wealth of how incident response is being handled in the U.S.; the past struggles appertained and a glimpse into its architectural future. The report collectively parallels the Administration’s formulated incident response plan with their actual actions on real-life incidents in an attempt to provide present-day documentation of resolutions pertaining to incidents and cyber security in the U.S.