For five years, the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s (CSC)…
For five years, the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s (CSC) recommendations have served as a benchmark for measuring America’s cybersecurity progress and the commitment of policymakers to sustaining it. Today, China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are all working to exploit persistent vulnerabilities in U.S. critical infrastructures, defense systems, and institutions, and the adversary technology involved is outpacing efforts to ensure national cyber resilience. This year’s CSC 2.0 Annual Assessment reveals a troubling trend: America’s ability to defend itself and its allies from cyber threads is stalling – and in some areas, slipping. For the first time since the CSC 2.0 project began assessing the Commission’s recommendations, there has been a reversal: nearly a quarter of fully implemented recommendations have lost that status.
Which CSC recommendations remain unfulfilled, and why? What steps are necessary to reverse these trends and protect critical infrastructure? And how can Congress and the White House defend America’s critical infrastructure, advance resilience, and preserve the U.S. competitive advantage in cyberspace?
FDD and CSC 2.0 host a conversation with Commission Co-Chairs Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Hon. Mike Gallagher, alongside CSC 2.0 Advisor Hon. Jim Langevin and former CSC Executive Director RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, who leads CSC 2.0 and serves as senior director of FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI). The conversation is moderated by Maggie Miller,cybersecurity reporter for Politico.
The event coincides with the release of the fifth annual assessment report. Jiwon Ma, senior policy analyst at FDD and report author, will give introductory remarks.