As made clear by the revelations this week about suspected Russian hacks into various federal agencies, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris face a daunting task when it comes to cybersecurity. Nine years ago, as vice president, Biden delivered remarks advocating for a free, open, and secure Internet while highlighting the need to protect against the cyberthreats targeting Americans daily.
Years later, the dangers are ballooning in scope and size, authoritarian governments are gaining ground in their efforts to control the Internet for their citizens, and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has downgraded the country’s cyberdiplomacy efforts. But as a new report from the think tank Third Way, where one of us is deputy director, makes clear, there are things Biden and Harris can do to strengthen and protect the United States.
