CISA and Bad Practices

Published: July 16, 2021, 1 p.m.

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Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure can have detrimental impacts on everyday life. The past few months, we\\u2019ve seen example after example of cyberattacks causing gas and food shortages as well as transportation service disruptions. CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is a standalone US federal agency established to advance the Department of Homeland Security\\u2019s national security mission. It seeks to reduce and eliminate threats to US critical physical and cyber infrastructure. CISA recently confirmed Jen Easterly, a former US Army officer and member of Tailored Access Operations, as its new Director. In this episode, special guests Brian McCord and James Correnti discuss Jen Easterly\\u2019s Confirmation, CISA\\u2019s mission, and a new catalog of Bad Practices that the Agency is actively developing

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