Stakeholders salute cyber funding hikes in Biden budget, while citing ongoing challenges over money and policy

Policy leaders were pleased to see additional funding for cyber programs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and across the federal government in President Biden’s first budget proposal, but they quickly pointed to mounting challenges in cyberspace and the need for even more resources and high-level strategic attention.

“The administration is showing that cyber is a core priority,” said Norma Krayem of Van Scoyoc Associates, a former senior official at the departments of Transportation, Commerce and State. “This proposed...