WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- As we have previously noted, since the terrorist attacks on the United States of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress has acted decisively and to good effect in one area of liability protection.

WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- In 2007 a U.S. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board research report titled "Toward A Safer and More Secure Cyberspace" concluded that the U.S. research and development program to ensure national cybersecurity was still wholly inadequate.

WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- Cybersecurity vulnerability should be the primary responsibility of the partner that owns, manages and uses the information technology infrastructure of the United States.

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- Only U.S. government security programs that establish clear tasks, conditions and standards -- and ensure that they are rigorously applied -- will keep pace with determined and willful efforts to overcome security efforts. This is especially true in the cyber domain, where the center of gravity is persistently shifting as the rapid evolution of technology and skills pull it in new directions.

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- It is important that U.S. policymakers learn to think strategically in planning to combat cybersecurity threats to the nation. There are many "first-order" questions that deserve serious thought as the United States considers the next steps in keeping the cyber commons open to the free flow of services and ideas while thwarting the activities of malicious actors.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Cyber espionage constitutes a significant threat to U.S. national security. Not only are such tactics being used to advance the interests of private corporations as they work to compete in the global market, but states also have employed this tool to both monitor the capabilities of adversaries and steal valuable, top-secret and proprietary information.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Islamist hackers took their fight to the target-rich environment of the Internet years ago. Thanks to its low barriers to entry, the cyber environment has proven itself to be one of the most efficient asymmetric tools for Islamist terrorists to incite hatred and violence, and plan and carry out attacks.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. government and armed forces need to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required for cyber-strategic leaders. And that next generation of leaders needs to understand the cyber environment.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Efforts to safeguard the U.S. homeland tend to focus solely on the unrealistic task of protecting infrastructure. However, the politically charged "failure is not an option" approach to classify all infrastructure as "critical" is detrimental to prioritizing national security missions.