Cyber Solarium staffers stress need for empowered White House director, clear private-sector roles and responsibilities

Placing a national cybersecurity director in the White House is the single most important recommendation in the landmark Cyberspace Solarium Commission report, says executive director Mark Montgomery, who joined other commission staff on a webinar that delved into industry’s essential role in “layered cyber deterrence” as well as the possible need for regulation.

Existing policies have fallen short but “deterrence is possible in cyberspace,” Montgomery stressed, while underscoring that investment in “deterrence by denial” – shoring up the cybersecurity and...