CISA chief: Risk management agencies key to addressing sector-specific cyberthreats

Photo caption: Jen Easterly… . Easterly will be responsible for overseeing the defense of national cyber attacks. Photo by Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images. Article by John Hewitt Jones. FedScoop – August 5, 2021.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly has said her agency will work closely with federal risk management agencies to enhance cybersecurity practices within their own sectors such as energy and transportation.

Speaking Thursday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Easterly underscored the importance of using federal departments’ sector knowledge to help improve cybersecurity standards across every area of society in the U.S. To do so, CISA will step up its close work with departments responsible for managing risks in key areas of U.S. infrastructure, including the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Transportation, she said. […]

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