A major report released March 11 recommending an overhaul of U.S. cyberspace policy calls for reforming how the federal government is organized to tackle cyber issues, from Congress to the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission\u2019s final report, which includes 75 policy recommendations formed by a group of 14 government and nongovernment cyber experts, suggests changing current U.S. strategy in cyberspace to one of \u201clayered deterrence.\u201d<\/a> Restructuring the government is a critical piece of that effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStructure is policy,\u201d said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and a co-chair of the commission, which was mandated by the fiscal 2019 defense policy bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Underpinning the effort is a recommendation that the executive branch release a new National Cyber Strategy focused on the concept of layered deterrence: a three-pronged approach guiding the entirety of the report. Any effective strategy, the commissioners wrote, \u201cwill require a coordinated effort across \u2026 the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report also suggests the creation of a Senate-confirmed National Cyber Director to be housed in a new Office of the National Cyber Director at the White House. The director would oversee the integration of cybersecurity policy across the federal government rather than manage daily operations of agencies. The coordinator would also be the president\u2019s adviser on cybersecurity and emerging technologies and a member of the National Security Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\t