Background:
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) leads the nation’s strategic and unified work to strengthen the security, resilience, and workforce of the cyber ecosystem to protect critical services and American way of life. As you have seen in our readings and lecture, the concept of computing and cybersecurity goes back further than many realize. With the vast private and public cyber infrastructure that currently engulfs all segment of society and will expand further into the future, we must understand and appreciate personal, professional, and governmental vulnerabilities to potential intrusions from hackers and cybercriminals.
Question:
One of the readings for this week highlighted CISA line of efforts and goals to address information sharing and collaboration. CISA primary mission is to collaborate with the private sector by providing warning and to exchange information on cyber threats. The private sector has been somewhat reluctant in fully collaborating with DHS CISA. Provide your assessment if CISA is accomplishing its primary mission and make any recommendation to improve their collaboration with the private sector.