H R 3359 115th Congress 2017- : Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018

Within 1 year of the date of this order, the Director of NIST shall conduct a review of the pilot programs, consult with the private sector and relevant agencies to assess the effectiveness of the programs, determine what improvements can be made going forward, and submit a summary report to the APNSA. That definition shall reflect the level of privilege or access required to function, integration and dependencies with other software, direct access to networking and computing resources, performance of a function critical to trust, and potential for harm if compromised. The table below provides an overview of the cybersecurity information sharing agreements that the FDA has with various stakeholders to help us further protect and promote the public health.

Most of the actions outlined in the Executive Order are to be implemented by the Department of Homeland Security, namely CISA. In addition, Congress provided CISA with new authorities in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and with a down payment to improve the protection of civilian federal government networks with the funding provided through the American Rescue Plan. This ongoing priority will therefore focus on implementing the Executive Order, the NDAA, and the funding provided by Congress in an effective and timely manner. The second sprint focuses on building a more robust and a more diverse cybersecurity workforce. DHS cannot tackle ransomware and the broader cybersecurity challenges without talented and dedicated people who can help protect the Nation's schools, hospitals, critical infrastructure, and communities.

Within 30 days of issuance of the guidance described in subsection of this section, the Director of OMB acting through the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government within OMB shall take appropriate steps to require that agencies comply with such guidelines with respect to software procured after the date of this order. Within 90 days of receipt of the recommendations described in subsection of this section, the FAR Council shall review the recommendations and publish for public comment proposed updates to the FAR. The Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop Server are web-based technologies that allow one or more people to securely view and operate the same remote desktop, through the Internet. The Axeda agent and desktop server are owned and supported by the computer software company, PTC.

SIGINT plays a vital role in our national security by providing America's leaders with critical information they need to defend our country, save lives, and advance U.S. goals and alliances globally. Each year, NSA recognizes the outstanding work of federal government organizations and individuals who significantly improved cybersecurity advancement in classified or unclassified security-related areas. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency defends critical infrastructure against threats.

Dr. Chutima Boonthum-Denecke from Hampton University’s Computer Science Department introduced the Secretary and facilitated a Q&A to close the program. Alaina R. Clark is the Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency . As Assistant Director, she leads CISA’s efforts to promote and deliver strategically aligned stakeholder engagements, helping achieve a secure and resilient infrastructure for the American people. Security information, whether physical or virtual, which relates to the agency’s existing or proposed information technology systems. Detecting threats through proactive monitoring of events, continuous security monitoring, and defined detection processes. Establishing procedures for accessing information and data to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of such information and data.

While agencies had largely finalized their budget requests by the time the final zero trust strategy was released in January, DeRusha said OMB worked with agencies to ensure their budgets included funding for zero trust capabilities. 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.

In particular, the legislative effort seeks to put CISA in charge of overseeing more aspects of Agency Cybersecurity efforts, a role traditionally filled by OMB and the federal CISO. Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer at OMB, said the plans will give his team a good idea of where each agency stands. The White House has set a goal to modernize federal cyber defenses over the next several years using a “zero trust” approach, and agencies just delivered their initial plans to the Office of Management and Budget.

There are critical functions the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is supposed to play. It bears much responsibility for protecting our nation’s vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure sectors against devastating possibilities, such aselectromagnetic pulse attacks. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should communicate relevant organizational changes to selected critical infrastructure stakeholders to ensure that these stakeholders know with whom they should be coordinating in CISA's organization. We provide specialist services to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber security incidents. Some FTA grant programs can support cybersecurity activities, including FTA’s Urbanized Area Formula Program, the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program), and State of Good Repair Program).

The FDA clears, authorizes, and approves devices to be marketed when there is a reasonable assurance that the devices are safe and effective for their intended use. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should assess the agency's methods of communicating with its critical infrastructure stakeholders to ensure that appropriate parties are included in distribution lists or other communication channels. 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. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should establish plans, including time frames, for developing outcome-oriented performance measures to gauge the extent to which the agency's efforts are meeting the goals of the organizational transformation.