As government agencies go digital, increased cyber risks require a holistic approach.
Cybersecurity officials want government agencies to prioritize two principles to maximize their cybersecurity effectiveness. First, cybersecurity is a team sport that requires cooperation with other departments within an agency as well as other agencies and private sector vendors. Second, continuous real-time visibility of all your assets is paramount to getting in front of cyber adversaries.
As government agencies become increasingly digitally connected, one organization’s best cybersecurity practices no longer affect just that organization.
“We have seen a significant teutonic shift in the landscape of stakeholders and the interconnectedness of our community right now,” said Daniel Kroese, associate director of the National Risk Management Center at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), at an Electrosoft cybersecurity summit this week. “The transformation we’re seeing right now really demands a whole of society and a whole of government approach going forward.”
Government needs to be aware of a “holistic cyber risk picture for the nation,” he added,…
