Here is a summary from Politico:
Despite decades of efforts to bolster its cyber defenses, the U.S. government is vulnerable to crippling attacks that could disrupt essential services and undermine national security no matter how much money you throw at it, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The 97-page report was six months in the making — compiled by a task force of former senior government officials, cyber experts and private sector executives. It finds that while the U.S. has made progress in securing its networks, it’s still not enough to keep up with the evolving threat landscape. Here’s what stands out to us from the analysis.
The full report, which provides specific recommendations for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), can be found here. CSIS notes that the report was funded by Gray Space Strategies, a strategic advisory firm based in Washington, DC. The firm has noted that Booz Allen Hamilton was also behind the report. In return, Booz Allen Hamilton is promoting it as strictly a CSIS report.
Booz Allen Hamilton has received millions of dollars from CISA.
In a July 2023 CSIS press release announcing the launch of a "CSIS Task Force on CISA's Evolving .gov Mission" along with the goal of releasing the report in Oct. 2023, there is no mention of Booz Allen, but Gray Space Strategies' CEO is quoted as saying it would be an "independent study."
Gray Space Strategies has funded other things at CSIS, including a Sept. 2023 event on user cyber games to understand emerging threats.
