Suzanne E. Spaulding, a Senior Advisor for the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies says, “We are fortunate in the field of cybersecurity to have a deep and growing bench of experts who also happen to be women and/or persons of color. We cannot afford to keep them on the sidelines of our efforts to help the public and policymakers understand these issues, any more than we can afford not to have them in our workforce.”
“There is nothing inherent in cybersecurity that should prevent anyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religion, or national origin from helping to secure the essential networks on which we all rely. We are stronger when we work together,” says
R Street Applauds Cyberspace Solarium Commission for Recommendations Included in NDAA
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2020) – Tatyana Bolton, managing senior fellow for the R Street Institute’s Cybersecurity & Emerging Threats team, applauds the Cyberspace Solarium Commission for their work on the 25 cybersecurity recommendations included in the just-passed [1] William M. “Mac” Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA).
“The Solarium Commission was able to achieve stunning results in a short timeframe, coming in both on schedule and under budget,” said Bolton. “The Commission’s singular focus on legislative action, purposeful extensive engagement with private sector and public sector security experts, and bipartisan, bicameral, and joint executive and legislative cooperation paved the way for its unique accomplishments.”