A Cyber Strategy Must Start With Safer Software

Lauren Zabierek contributed to NSI's expert assessment of the Cyber Strategy for America, arguing that offensive operations cannot compensate for software routinely shipped with preventable defects and unsafe defaults.

NSI Experts Weigh In: A New Cyber Strategy for America

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Lauren Zabierek
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Lauren Zabierek. “A Cyber Strategy Must Start With Safer Software.” The SCIF / National Security Institute, March 12, 2026. https://thescif.org/experts-weigh-in-a-new-cyber-strategy-for-america-a502cd11ad38

Originally published as part of the National Security Institute’s Experts Weigh In series, with Lauren Zabierek contributing as an NSI CTC Fellow.