OPINION – The threat from cyberattacks has never been more acute, but there is reason to worry America is not rising to the challenge. It is not the lack of a cybersecurity strategy, but rather a growing gap between what the United States says and what it is willing to fund. The Trump administration’s latest budget proposal makes that gap impossible to ignore.
At the center of the proposal is a $7...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights a troubling disconnect: as cyber threats from nation-states grow more sophisticated, the U.S. is scaling back funding for the very agencies tasked with defending critical infrastructure. The administration’s justification—that cuts refocus resources on "core missions"—ignores the reality that modern cybersecurity depends on collaboration across government, private sector, and international partners. Dismantling offices designed for coordination,...