What lies ahead for federal cybersecurity

Published: June 18, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

Agencies faced more than 30,000 cyber incidents in fiscal 2020, an 8% increase over the year before. Email phishing and website authentication continue to be among the biggest attack vectors hackers are using to get to agency networks and data.\n\nBut despite this escalation, the annual Federal Information Security Management Act or FISMA report to Congress, highlights real progress. \n\nChris DeRusha is the federal chief information security officer. He tells executive editor Jason Miller why the report, along with the recent executive order, lays out the cybersecurity path forward.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices