Cyberspace Solarium Commission

December 21, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Michael Sugden

U.S.-Israel Cyber Exercise Is a Successful Model to Build Upon

The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) partnered with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Joint Cyber Defense Division earlier this month to conduct a five-day cyber defense simulation aimed at fostering...

December 19, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler

Partisan Bills Hurt Cybersecurity

Congress has had a spectacular three-year run developing and passing cybersecurity legislation that both protects our national critical infrastructure and secures our federal networks. On a bipartisan,...

December 7, 2022 | Annie Fixler, Kelsey Shields

U.S.-French Commitment to Secure Space Assets Shines a Light on Cyber Vulnerability

In a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron, President Joe Biden committed on Thursday to strengthening the cybersecurity of commercial space systems. The vulnerability of these systems stems...

December 5, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler

China has a cyberspace campaign plan. Does Washington?

Ransomware payments are estimated to have cost U.S. companies more than $1 billion in 2021, according to the Treasury Department . But that staggering figure pales in comparison to the hundreds of billions...

November 22, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jiwon Ma

No Room for Half-Measures in Aviation Cybersecurity

A Boeing-owned subsidiary, Jeppesen, confirmed in early November that a cyber incident had impacted flight planning and communication software, causing flight delays for airlines using their services. In...

November 4, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, Annie Fixler

How Washington Can Fend Off the Cyber-Threats of the Future

Thanks to the increased scale, scope, and frequency of cyber-enabled attacks across the American economic landscape, we now see the risks associated with cyber-enabled economic warfare more clearly.

October 28, 2022 | Mathew Ha |

The Evolution of Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

October 28, 2022 | Annie Fixler |

The Dangers of Iran’s Cyber Ambitions

October 26, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Harden the cybersecurity of US nuclear complex now

Deterrence is only as good as it is credible

September 28, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Ivana Stradner

A Different Kind of Russian Threat – Seeking to Install Its Candidate Atop Telecommunications Standards Body

For the billions of digital devices that people the world over use each day, technical standards provide rules that ensure a device produced in one country can run software developed in a second country,...

September 21, 2022 | Jiwon Ma, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

2022 Annual Report on Implementation

September 14, 2022 | Matt Pottinger |

Protecting Americans’ Private Information from Hostile Foreign Powers

September 6, 2022 | Dr. Georgianna Shea, Matthew Brockie

Washington must act to build capable federal cybersecurity workforce

With the U.S. facing a reported cybersecurity personnel shortage of at least 700,000 workers, the White House’s July workforce summit set the appropriately ambitious goal of filling those vacancies. The...

August 4, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jiwon Ma

Money and Partnerships Matter in Cybersecurity

The White House’s recent announcement of a Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology with Israel and the Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration that was issued as President...

July 11, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jiwon Ma

Equipping U.S. Partners in Cyberspace is a Must

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues to rage, the resilience of the Ukrainian critical infrastructure in the face of Russian cyber assaults has been an unexpected bright spot. After the damage Russia has inflicted on...

June 2, 2022 | Laura Bate, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Workforce Development Agenda for the National Cyber Director

May 9, 2022 | Trevor Logan |

It’s Time to Secure the Water Sector from Cyber Threats

The Biden administration is reportedly considering a first-ever integrated action plan for global water security, linking global access to clean, reliable water to U.S. national security for the first...

April 30, 2022 | Cleo Paskal, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Taiwan needs joint exercises, missiles, right now

The most important thing is that you have to establish an effective partnership and build up that deterrent effect—or, if necessary, war winning capability—ahead of time: RADM (Retd) Mark Montgomery.

April 19, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Biden’s cybersecurity budget good start; Congress needs to fill the gaps

Excerpt The White House released the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023 on the heels of the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, which provided a jolt of cybersecurity funding...

April 18, 2022 | Dr. Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

What is the Future of Cyber Deterrence?

Excerpt Scholars and practitioners alike have debated the feasibility of applying deterrence models to cyberspace. Advocates of “cyber persistence theory,” for instance, posit that deterrence strategies...