New York Cyber Task Force

The 2017 New York Cyber Task Force, released its recommendations to make it easier to defend cyberspace without sacrificing essential personal and economical aspects of the Internet. 

“Building a Defensible Cyberspace,” highlights strategies for government, cybersecurity companies, and other IT-dependent organizations. Finding that it is possible to establish a more defensible cyberspace—an Internet where defenders have the advantage over attackers; that defending cyberspace will not require a “Cyber Manhattan Project”; and that best options use leverage—innovations across technology, operational, and policy that grant the greatest advantage to the defender over attackers at the least cost and greatest scale.

The 2020 New York Cyber Task Force, gathered to address how the US government and private sector can enhance cyber readiness through operational collaboration to protect the nation. The group synthesized efficient recommendations seeking to create an effective, whole-of-nation approach to enable enhanced cyber readiness through operational collaboration.

At their core, these recommendations focus on establishing a public-private network of empowered nodes to provide effective crisis response to strategic cyber contingencies. Strengthening national cyber readiness should be seen as an opportunity, not as a burden. Cyber readiness in the face of severe but plausible cyber shocks will enable confidence in the digital transformations already underway.

This Task Force will investigate the private sector’s experiences and expectations when working with the U.S. government to anticipate and prepare for significant cyber incidents.

"Bridging the Trust Gap," will focus on the vexing challenge of industry’s trust in and the credibility of the government as a partner. Therefore, the report will offer an industry perspective—based on private sector input about recent real-world case studies of collaboration—on the true state of play of operational collaboration and provide specific and tangible policy recommendations to move the needle in a meaningful way to remedy gaps and improve resilience.