ITI Encourages U.S. to Adopt Risk-Based Cyber Policies That Support Innovation in Congressional Testimony
WASHINGTON – Today, ITI’s Executive Vice President of Policy Rob Strayer provided the global tech industry’s perspective on how U.S. lawmakers can support innovation and competitiveness while maintaining security. In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, Strayer encouraged the adoption of U.S. policies that increase the pace of innovation and help develop world-leading emerging technology, including 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). At the same time, he urged lawmakers to design security policies related to emerging technology that are risk-based and proportionate.
“Future United States economic and national security depends on continued leadership in emerging technologies,” Strayer said in his testimony. “It is possible for the U.S. government to ensure that those technologies are secure, while continuing to promote leading-edge innovation. A track record exists involving AI, 5G, and IOT security of using risk-based frameworks to address potential vulnerabilities, with significant involvement of NIST in those efforts. The active collaboration among the government, especially NIST and CISA, the private sector, and other stakeholders is essential for the evolution of frameworks that will protect and enhance emerging technologies. As new digital technologies emerge, malicious actors will seek to compromise them, so new frameworks will need to be developed to address those challenges.”
Strayer offered three recommendations for Congress to meet those objectives:
- Finalize negotiations on the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which would reinvigorate federal research and development in key technology areas, including cybersecurity.
- Encourage CISA to leverage the IT Sector Coordinating Council to better understand the scope of threats related to emerging technologies.
- Continue to fund and support NIST’s work on Artificial Intelligence, IOT security, and 5G security.
Read Strayer’s testimony here.
Watch the hearing: Securing the Future: Harnessing the Potential Of Emerging Technologies While Mitigating Security Risks.
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