The Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator works through the interagency process to manage the development and implementation of the country’s strategy and policies on cybersecurity. Rather than offering specific technical solutions, the special assistant is charged with coordinating policy responses among components of the U.S. government. The special assistant also oversees the relationship between the federal government and foreign governments, state and local governments, businesses, and other organizations on cybersecurity issues.

The goals of the Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator are to

-advise the president on matters relating to cybersecurity, including the political, economic, and military dimensions of the issue; and
-provide guidance on devising and implementing policy responses to cyberattacks or other harmful cyber activity aimed at the United States.