This should be America’s next step to stay ahead of ruthless cybercriminals

Publisher's Note: Frank Cilluffo directs the McCrary Institute for Cyber ​​and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University. He previously served as a commissioner on the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission and as a special assistant to President George W. Bush for homeland security. Joshua Whitman, PhD, is the interim associate director of policy at the McCrary Institute, specializing in cybersecurity policy and communications. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. See more opinion on CNN.

The threat that cybercrime poses to countries, businesses and individuals has reached a critical point. It is time to acknowledge that cybercriminals operate freely ...