Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

The Federal Government must also carefully examine what occurred during any major cyber incident and apply lessons learned. Protecting our Nation from malicious cyber actors requires the Federal Government to partner with the private sector. The private sector must adapt to the continuously changing threat environment, ensure its products are built and operate securely, and partner with the Federal Government to foster a more secure cyberspace.

As Director, Ms. Easterly leads CISA’s efforts to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure Americans rely on every day. CISA works with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborates to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future. The Department emphasizes that the employee or captive agent, for whom the employer is filing, is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with Part 500. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the employee or captive agent to notify the Department of any changes in their status. If a Notice of Exemption is filed on your behalf as part of a bulk filing, you will receive an email from DFS confirming the filing.

To stay prepared, NATO and the Nations train together regularly and thoroughly, including on aspects of cyber defence. We also act as a hub for real time cyber information sharing, training and expertise for Allies and Partner Nations. Through our new Cyber Security Collaboration Network, National Computer Emergency Response Teams are able to quickly and securely share technical information with us, and each other. Following the Secretary’s initial call for action in February, DHS created an internal task force as part of this sprint with representatives from its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , the U.S.

The rapid-response Cyber Action Team can deploy across the country within hours to respond to major incidents. The FBI has specially trained cyber squads in each of our 56 field offices, working hand-in-hand with interagency task force partners. Whether through developing innovative investigative techniques, using cutting-edge analytic tools, or forging new partnerships in our communities, the FBI continues to adapt to meet the challenges posed by the evolving cyber threat. If you or your organization is the victim of a network intrusion, data breach, or ransomware attack, contact your nearest FBI field office or report it at tips.fbi.gov.

Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should take steps, with stakeholder input, to determine how critical infrastructure stakeholders should be involved with the development of guidance for their sector. CISA concurred with this recommendation and in September 2021 stated that the agency's human capital office is currently working with to develop a framework for the workforce planning strategy, with the final product aligned to the goals, objectives, and priorities articulated in CISA's strategic planning. Once the agency provides documentation of its actions we plan to verify whether implementation has occurred. CISA concurred with this recommendation and in September 2021 stated that it has conducted an initial methodological assessment of potential approaches to measure fragmentation, duplication, and overlap, as well as an initial review of a baseline analysis. Further, the agency stated that it plans to further refine its measurement approach, including estimates of cost savings generated by the reorganization. Once the agency provides documentation of its actions, we plan to verify that implementation has occurred.

In collaboration with the Cybercrime Office of the Department of Law Enforcement, annually provide training for state agency information security managers and computer security incident response team members that contains training on cybersecurity, including cybersecurity threats, trends, and best practices. Establishing Agency Cybersecurity incident response teams and describing their responsibilities for responding to cybersecurity incidents, including breaches of personal information containing confidential or exempt data. The development also comes as the agency released an alert detailing proactive steps that critical infrastructure entities can take to assess and mitigate threats related to information manipulation, while noting that the advancements in communications and networked systems have created new vectors for exploitation.