Commission Delivers U.S. Cybersecurity Roadmap

guest · Mar 22, 2020

Commission Delivers U.S. Cybersecurity Roadmap
A landmark cybersecurity strategy was just released containing recommendations to defend the U.S. from cyberattacks. Here’s what you need to know about the Cyberspace Solarium Commission
March 21, 2020
https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrm...ission-delivers-us-cybersecurity-roadmap.html

This ground-breaking report outlines a strategy to fundamentally reshape the U.S.’s approach to cybersecurity and prepare for resiliency and response before a major cyber incident occurs.

“In studying this issue,” begins the letter from Sen. Angus King and Rep. Mike Gallagher, the chairmen of the commission, “it is easy to descend into a morass of classification, acronyms, jargon, and obscure government organization charts. To avoid that, we tried something different: an unclassified report that we hope will be found readable by the very people who are affected by the very people who are affected by cyber insecurity – everyone.

Our country has lost hundreds of billions of dollars to nation-state-sponsored intellectual property theft using cyber espionage.
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission's proposes a strategy of layered cyber deterrence. The report consists of over 75 recommendations to implement the strategy. These recommendations are organized into 6 pillars: [...]
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Cyberspace Solarium Commission: Report

guest · Aug 15, 2020

New bills to offer $28 billion for state and local IT, cybersecurity
August 14, 2020
https://statescoop.com/state-local-it-modernization-cybersecurity-act/

Concerned by the lapses in service and increased cyberattacks seen at state and local governments around the country during the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission announced Thursday they’ll soon introduce a pair of bills that would offer $28 billion in federal aid to modernize and secure the state and local IT systems in most dire need of upgrades.

Called the State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act, the legislation would create three new grant programs. One would provide $25 billion for state and local government agencies to improve their digital systems over the next five years.
Another $1 billion program would provide funding for urgent expenses precipitated by the pandemic [...] A third program would provide $2 billion to address cybersecurity upgrades.

The commission’s announcement follows a May white paper from the group noting a widespread need to “build capacity to combat opportunistic cybercrime” and to digitize critical services.
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$28 Billion for State Security, IT Upgrades Proposed

Legislation Based on Cyberspace Solarium Commission's Recommendations
Released in March, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report described more than 75 recommendations for revitalizing U.S. cybersecurity, with a special emphasis on election security (see: Commission Calls for Revamping US Cybersecurity).
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The bill that would provide funding to state and local governments is co-sponsored by Reps. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine. Gallagher and King served as co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

"As states are charged with administering critically important federal programs and benefits, this legislation aims to make significant investments in modernizing state and local IT infrastructure," Robinson says.
The re-establishment of a cybersecurity director position is another recommendation contained in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report.
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guest · Oct 19, 2020

Cyber Solarium Commission lays out plan to secure supply chain
October 19, 2020
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...mission-lays-out-plan-to-secure-supply-chain/

Over the past two decades, China has mobilized state-owned and state-influenced companies to dominate several emerging markets, especially for 5G telecommunications equipment, according to a report from the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC)

The 50-page report, a follow-up to its March 2020 report, focuses on creating a supply chain strategy for information and communications technologies (ICTs), but notes that similar efforts are needed for operational technologies that control power, water, transportation and other critical infrastructure sectors, such as medical devices and weapons systems.
CSC said efforts by China have put the United States and its friends at a disadvantage, creating a trade system that’s neither free nor fair.
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In its original report last March, the CSC, headed by Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., offered multiple recommendations for improving the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities. As part of the plan, CSC recommended empowering CISA as well as creating new focal points for coordinating cybersecurity in the executive branch and Congress. CSC said the position of National Cyber Director should be created with oversight from a new Cybersecurity Commission.
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guest · Aug 14, 2021

Cyberspace Solarium update finds much work to be done
August 12, 2021
https://therecord.media/cyberspace-solarium-update-finds-much-work-to-be-done/

The U.S. government “has a lot of work ahead” of it to implement key recommendations designed to boost the country’s digital defenses, a congressionally-chartered panel warned on Thursday.

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission issued an “implementation” review evaluating the successes in completing the 82 recommendations proposed in the panel’s original report, which was published in March 2020.

“We understand that many of the remaining recommendations are not low-hanging fruit; we need to keep climbing to get many of them done,” the report states. “Many critical recommendations are not implemented yet, but that does not mean we intend to write them off as a loss and move on.”
To date, 75 percent of the commission’s initial policy suggestions have been implemented or are on track to be implemented.
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“Over the past year, this commission has helped the country take considerable steps to strengthen its cyber defenses. But as recent cyberattacks have made clear, our work is not yet done,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), the panel’s co-chair, said in a statement.
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