With the signing of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Act earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now moving out quickly on this important reorganization and rebranding of the former National Protection and Programs Directorate. The new federal agency will benefit from an increased budget and more authority in imposing its directives. This reorganization has positive implications for our growing cybersecurity challenges, but also for the 16 identified sectors of our critical infrastructure, which includes energy, healthcare, financial services and transportation, all of which need to be defended from internal and external threats.
Understanding the degrees of risk
For executives in cybersecurity, cyber-risk is top of mind, as a recent survey showed that 60 percent of chief information security officers believe nation state attacks against government and the commercial sector will worsen and potentially lead to cyber war. However, beyond these executives, awareness of the risks varies depending on the industry. For example, the defense industrial base developed a healthy respect for the scope of the threat…
