The group, known as the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, had issued a stark warning about cybersecurity threats to the U.S. and called for a White House-level national cyber director to combat them. Cybersecurity advisers have grown in prominence in recent administrations, with President Obama appointing a dedicated coordinator to the National Security Council. Proponents of creating a national cyber director say alleged foreign attempts to interfere in U.S. elections or steal Covid-19 research add urgency to their mission. Photo: MARY HERMANThe cyber director role would mirror a previous position of cybersecurity coordinator for the National Security Council in the Obama and Trump administrations. Scott Walker, and Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger, whom he met when they both served as intelligence officers in Iraq.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 10, 2020 09:37 UTC