The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday released a new strategy that calls for a more aggressive defense of critical infrastructure and urges owners, operators, vendors, and technology manufacturers to act immediately against increasingly sophisticated threats.
The plan, CISA 2030, is based on three pillars—Defend, Harden, and Prevail—and directs the agency to shift from a passive posture toward identifying, mitigating, and reducing malicious access to systems vital to national security, the economy, public health, and safety. The Defend pillar involves leading national cyber defense; the Harden pillar involves prioritizing national infrastructure security; and the Prevail pillar involves mobilizing national resilience….