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The White House on Friday released its Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity report, which considered recommendations contributed by stakeholders including NAFCU.

The commission received the most comments on federal cybersecurity governance. NAFCU in particular has urged the commission to work to unify platforms used for cybersecurity information sharing to improve efficiency and avoid duplication. The commission also recommended centralizing IT infrastructure through consolidating basic network operations.

The report also urges retailers to use strong authentication solutions as a default for their major online applications – a recommendation NAFCU pushed for. NAFCU continues to push for the creation of a strong data security standard for retailers to eliminate weaknesses in point-of-sale systems.

President Barack Obama created the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity in April. The commission is made up of 12 members from the business, technology and academic sectors who were chosen by the president and congressional leaders from both parties.

NAFCU attended an Obama administration-led meeting on the plan in May and a public meeting of the commission in September.