Sasha Cohen O'Connell spent 15 years at the FBI, where she served in a number of roles including chief policy adviser for science and technology. She is currently an executive in residence at the School of Public Affairs at American University where she serves as the director of the master of science program in terrorism and homeland security policy.
For example, a new “cyber security” agency is unlikely to bring in the “cyber diplomats” at the State Department who attend meetings of the international organizations that drive determinations of technical standards for internet access, or the Department of Commerce officials who work on policies that ensure the security and utility of the infrastructure of the internet, including the domain name system at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers .
Lastly, success in cyber security is dependent on successful collaboration with the private sector – after all, they own the backbone of the internet and manage most of the data and all significant platforms. To this end, setting up a single consolidated cyber security agency would actually make matters worse, not better. Previous efforts to drive the private sector to engage with one singleagency or department on all things cyber failed despite good intentions and valiant efforts.
Maintaining agencies with overlapping jurisdictions has inherent risks and requires enhanced coordination . But in the end, our successful efforts to defend against terrorist attacks show that, like the effective placement of plates of armor, some overlap in jurisdiction and capability, when well-coordinated and effectively led, is beneficial to ensure resiliency and minimize gaps.
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Surely the space force could do a little cybersecurity while they're sitting around space forcing. TheRickWilson