US needs top cyber coordinator, better hacker ‘deterrence’: panel

A file photo of a computer running a Windows Server connected into a network server in an office building in Washington, DC. Defense in cyberspace requires a series of government reforms and policies to strike back at attackers, according to the report by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. — AFP

WASHINGTON: The US needs a top-level cybersecurity coordinator and a better strategy of "deterrence" to protect against hackers and other cyber threats, a congressionally mandated commission said March 11.

Defense in cyberspace requires a series of government reforms and policies to strike back at attackers, according to the report by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.