The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s role in helping to defend federal networks from cyber incidents has grown massively in recent years, but a new report suggests that role could expand even further as Congress considers updates to federal cyber legislation.
A report released today by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) considers “CISA’s Expanding .gov Mission.” It suggests money is not the primary challenge in federal cybersecurity.
“The U.S. government needs to do a better job of planning, coordinating, and communicating the risks associated with cyberattacks against federal executive agencies,” the report states. “This will likely require consistent staffing at CISA and exploring new service models such as creating collaborative planning teams that deploy to help agencies develop cyber risk strategies and tailored dashboards to monitor their networks.”
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