Three major gaps in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission's report that need to be addressed - Help Net Security

Three major gaps in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission's report that need to be addressed - Help Net Security

Released in March 2020, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s report urges for the U.S. government and private sector to adopt a “new, strategic approach to cybersecurity,” namely layered cyber deterrence.



Among the Commission’s lengthy 182-page report’s recommendations are that security vendors must be responsible for providing security updates for their products or services as long as they are providing usability updates and bug fixes. Additionally, the report calls for Congress to “pass a law establishing that final goods assemblers of software, hardware and firmware are liable for damages from incidents that exploit known and unpatched vulnerabilities.”


The purpose of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s report is noble, and while the report does acknowledge that the recommendations within will not solve every problem, there are still a few key gaps that are worth highlighting and need to be a ..

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