 Initiative Number: 4.1.4 Initiative Title: Accelerate the development and standardization, and support the adoption, of foundational Internet infrastructure capabilities and technologies Initiative Description The National Institute of Standards and Technology will collaborate with the interagency, industry, academia, and other communities to address Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) security gaps by driving development, commercialization, and adoption of international standards. NCS Reference The Internet is critical to our future but retains the fundamental structure of its past. ...We must take steps to mitigate the most urgent of these pervasive concerns such as Border Gateway Protocol vulnerabilities, unencrypted Domain Name System requests, and the slow adoption of iPv6… Preserving and extending the open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet requires sustained engagement in standards development processes to instill our values and ensure that technical standards produce technologies that are more secure and resilient. Responsible Agency: NIST Completion Date: 4Q FY24 NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 37