Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Exposed for Ministry of Truth Dirty Work

Developing agency strategic and operational cybersecurity plans required pursuant to this section. Level 1 is a low-level incident that is unlikely to impact public health or safety; national, state, or local security; economic security; civil liberties; or public confidence. Level 3 is a high-level incident that is likely to result in a demonstrable impact in the affected jurisdiction to public health or safety; national, state, or local security; economic security; civil liberties; or public confidence. Level 4 is a severe-level incident that is likely to result in a significant impact in the affected jurisdiction to public health or safety; national, state, or local security; economic security; or civil liberties. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department is asking for about $86 million in FY 23 specifically for zero trust architecture implementation.

Ms. Easterly was nominated by President Biden in April 2021 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 2021. As Director, Ms. Easterly leads CISA’s efforts to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure Americans rely on every day. CISA works with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborates to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future. Establishing procedures for procuring information technology commodities and services that require the commodity or service to meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework. For instance, the Commerce Department is requesting $50 million in FY 23 specifically for a zero trust program. According to budget documents, the funding is pegged for endpoint detection and response capabilities, more centralized log management, and endpoint encryption.

Further, the agency stated that it plans to further refine its measurement approach, including estimates of cost savings generated by the reorganization. Once the agency provides documentation of its actions, we plan to verify that implementation has occurred. A 2018 federal law established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help protect critical infrastructure from cyber and other threats—but it isn't fully up and running yet. We leverage our advantages in technology and cybersecurity consistent with our authorities to strengthen national defense and secure national security systems. Agency is the first cybersecurity company that stands behind its protection with over $1M of coverage for real life cyber incidents backed by two major insurance carriers. Our advanced software plus our 24/7 managed response to security incidents enables us to provide our Agency Personal Cyber Guarantee.

Incremental improvements will not give us the security we need; instead, the Federal Government needs to make bold changes and significant investments in order to defend the vital institutions that underpin the American way of life. The Federal Government must bring to bear the full scope of its authorities and resources to protect and secure its computer systems, whether they are cloud-based, on-premises, or hybrid. The scope of protection and security must include systems that process data (information technology ) and those that run the vital machinery that ensures our safety (operational technology ). CISA concurred with this recommendation, and in March 2021 agency leadership issued a memorandum that directed several actions to transition transformation activities into operational tasks for implementation by CISA's divisions and mission support offices. However, as of March 2022, CISA had not yet provided documentation detailing how the remaining phase three tasks have been allocated to its divisions and mission support offices or how CISA leadership monitors the status of these tasks to ensure timely completion. Our ability to execute our critical mission relies on the strength of our partnerships with you and our other key partners across the public and private sectors.

These include how the performance management system was updated to include newly created divisions and mission support offices as a result of the transformation and how the three "pillars" of the organizational transformation are reflected in the performance management process. In addition, CISA described recent actions regarding the reassessment of its performance Agency Cybersecurity management system, specifically regarding a robust approach in educating the supervisory cadre on how to address poor performance and how it incentivizes and rewards top performers. The agency added that its human capital office is currently revising its existing performance management instruction and plans to complete this by March 31, 2022.