The Federal Cybersecurity Market: Partnership for Continuous Innovation as the Path to Prosperity in the Cyber Market
June 24 2009
Cybersecurity is a problem of interdependencies. Because these interdependencies are also the strength of the networks and systems on which government and society alike have become so dependant, it is only through better coordination that cyber capabilities, both defensive and offensive, will be improved.
The government market for cyber solutions, however, features a critical paradox: For all the value of close coordination among players, the market is characterized by widely disparate approaches to cyber issues and solution development. These differences are driven by a multitude of factors, but they combine to make the task of achieving coordinated solutions very difficult. Recent controversies over leadership roles in Federal cybersecurity, and the recent publication of the Obama administration’s Cyberspace Policy Review, highlight these problems.
Author(s): Timothy Wickham, Michael McKloskey