CyberGreen’s Executive Director, Yurie Ito, participated in a virtual panel discussion on “Measuring Success in Cybersecurity” hosted by R-Street. She emphasized the importance of establishing a science of Cyber Public Health which relies on data-driven investigation, a population-level approach, and implementing preventative strategies for mitigation of risk. 

She was joined by fellow panelists Tony Cheesebrough, Chief Economist, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Phil Reitinger, President and CEO, Global Cyber Alliance; and Dr. Olga Livingston, Cyber Economics Lead, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. An introductory keynote was delivered by Dylan Presman, Director for Budget and Assessment, Office of the National Cyber Director.

The panel focused on the following questions:

Is the United States any safer in cyberspace than it was a year ago? If so, how could we prove it? If not, how should we reallocate resources to get there? These are questions that we hope can be answered by a strong national cybersecurity metrics program—one that measures key indicators of security, success and failure across industry and government. While a number of different companies and organizations already have their own cybersecurity individual metrics programs, the United States has yet to create a nationwide initiative designed to evaluate how we are doing as a country. Without a thorough accounting of where we currently stand and how existing cybersecurity policies impact our national security, it is almost impossible to ensure that we are allocating time, funding and effort to the things that matter most.

A full recording of the webinar can be viewed here.