Cyber task force has a long to-do list for next president

When the next president and their administration takes office in January, they will confront perennial problems and a long list of unfinished cyber business.

A group of 40 cybersecurity experts from McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure at Auburn University and the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 released 39 recommendations last week to provide a roadmap for how the incoming administration can address gaps in cyber defense.

The most pressing recommendations — priorities for the first 100 days of the next administration — include regulatory harmonization and a review of the national cybersecurity strategy the Biden administration released in March 2023. The recommendations also call on the administration to prioritize efforts to address the cyber workforce shortage and strengthen public-private partnerships.