Strengthening National Cyber Resilience: Reflections from My Fireside Chat with ONCD Director Sean Cairncross

**Executive Summary:** This briefing recap outlines a forthcoming National Cyber Strategy presented by ONCD Director Sean Cairncross that shifts U.S. cyber policy toward operational accountability and measurable outcomes across six pillars—shaping adversary behavior, reforming regulation, modernizing federal networks, protecting critical infrastructure, securing emerging technologies (especially AI), and developing the cyber workforce—while emphasizing proactive deterrence, strengthened public–private partnership, streamlined information sharing, and embedding security into technology and supply chains.