Resiliency has taken on new meaning for government agencies as they accommodate new ways of working due to COVID-19 and as a result, grapple with an exponentially larger attack surface. MeriTalk sat down with former Navy CIO and DoD Deputy CIO, Robert Carey, now VP/GM of Global Public Sector Solutions at RSA Security, to talk about steps agencies can take to ensure they meet their missions in the short term, as well as in the longer term as we navigate toward the “new normal.”
MeriTalk: How do you define resiliency within the context of the Federal and state and local agencies?
Carey: Simply put, it’s the ability of the network to operate and support the mission of the Federal, state, or local agency before, during, and after an attack by a capable adversary. You have processes in place and technology in place to isolate, contain, or work around threats and continue operating. You have an understanding of how to prioritize your systems – which things really, really need to be up and running, and which may be able to be less resilient and probably don’t. And you have a means to maintain that capability…
