Next admin should ‘enhance’ ONCD, cyber policy roadmap says

A bipartisan cyber policy roadmap for the next presidential administration recommends boosting the Office of the National Cyber Director to help strengthen government coordination on pressing cybersecurity threats.

The report, released last week by Auburn University’s McCrary Institute, includes a sweeping set of cyber policy recommendations for the next presidential administration. They were developed by 40 former officials from both Democrat and Republican administrations.

“Maybe I’m pollyannish, but I’m optimistic that this issue will continue to drive similarly in whatever direction the country takes,” Frank Cilluffo, director of the McCrary Institute, said in an interview.

“We actually took a step back — what’s working, what’s not, and where do we need to go from here, and where do we have to double down some of our efforts?” he added.