Pescatore said a national cybersecurity strategy should not be aimed at having the government seek to control the level of security on the Internet or issue legislations to mandate solutions. Rather, the strategy should focus primarily on using public policy and the government's buying power to accelerate progress in eliminating vulnerabilities that enable attacks versus simply driving increased reporting of attacks. "A successful national cyberscurity strategy will look more like a hurricane preparedness strategy that mandates redesigning structures or building higher levees versus the deployment of more water gauges," Gartner said. In a new report, analysts said several key elements should be the focus of U.S. government strategy for cybersecurity. One notable recommendation is for the administration to establish a federal chief information security office, not a federal cybersecurity czar. Read more recommendations after the jump...