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CISA has unveiled a new cyber security strategy, aimed at bolstering cooperation between all levels of government and the private sector.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the launch of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) — a new initiative aimed at streamlining cyber defence operations strategies in co-ordination with federal interagency partners, private sector, and state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) government stakeholders.
The initiative is expected to reduce cyber risks ahead of a malicious attack, while also facilitating a unified response to an incident.
Specifically, the JCDC aims to:
“The JCDC presents an exciting and important opportunity for this agency and our partners – the creation of a unique planning capability to be proactive vice reactive in our collective approach to dealing with the most serious cyber threats to our nation,” CISA director Jen Easterly said.
“The industry partners that have agreed to work side-by-side with CISA and our interagency teammates share the same commitment to defending our country’s national critical functions from cyber intrusions, and the imagination to spark new solutions.
“With these extraordinarily capable partners, our initial focus will be on efforts to combat ransomware and developing a planning framework to coordinate incidents affecting cloud service providers.”
The JCDC will initially comprise of Amazon Web Services, AT&T, CrowdStrike, FireEye Mandiant, Google Cloud, Lumen, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Verizon.
Government partners currently include the Department of Defense, US Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with Sector Risk Management Agencies also expected to join.
This latest push follows a spike in major cyber incidents, including attacks on the US’ critical infrastructure.
Last month, the US Senate Armed Services Committee approved an increase to cyber security funding under the National Defense Authorisation Act for the 2022 financial year.
The bill, approved by 23 committee members (three opposed), authorises an increase of US$268.4 million in funding for cyber security efforts across the US Department of Defence.
This is in addition to the $9.8 billion requested by US President Joe Biden in the budget earlier this year.
The funding aims to secure federal civilian networks and protect infrastructure, while also supporting efforts to share information, standards, and best practices with critical infrastructure partners and American businesses.
News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres
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