Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Medical device manufacturers and health care delivery organizations should take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. Beyond the near-term, Hernandez suggested future executive orders might touch on the cybersecurity implications of quantum computing—to complement a pair of orders on the subject issued this week—and artificial intelligence—which has been the focus of past executive orders, as well. The machine-readable aspect is not trivial, Hernandez said, as agencies are often short on time and resources when facing a security incident or vulnerability. " provide strategies for the officials to implement the recommendations developed under subsection . " Termination.-The pilot program required under subsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2021].

The Director of OMB shall work with agency heads to ensure that agencies have adequate resources to comply with the requirements identified in subsection of this section. The Board shall protect sensitive law enforcement, operational, business, and other confidential information that has been shared with it, consistent with applicable law. After receiving the recommendations described in subsection of this section, the FAR Council shall review the recommendations and, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, amend the FAR. Agencies may request a waiver as to any requirements issued pursuant to subsection of this section. Waivers shall be considered by the Director of OMB, in consultation with the APNSA, on a case-by-case basis, and shall be granted only in exceptional circumstances and for limited duration, and only if there is an accompanying plan for mitigating any potential risks.

All Federal Information Systems should meet or exceed the standards and requirements for cybersecurity set forth in and issued pursuant to this order. " Limitation on government access to data.-Nothing in this section authorizes sharing of information, including information relating to customers of internet ecosystem companies or private individuals, from an internet ecosystem company to an agency, officer, or employee of the Federal Government unless otherwise authorized by another provision of law. At the discretion of the Secretary, such assessments may be carried out in coordination with Sector-Specific Agencies. The agency added that it believes this recommendation has been fully addressed and that no further action is required and will work with GAO to request closure of this recommendation.

To implement the requirements of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018, CISA leadership within the Department of Homeland Security launched an organizational transformation initiative. The act elevated CISA to agency status; prescribed changes to its structure, including mandating that it have separate divisions on cybersecurity, infrastructure security, and emergency communications; and assigned specific responsibilities to the agency. (See figure 1 below.) CISA completed the first two of three phases of its organizational transformation initiative, which resulted in, among other things, a new organization chart, consolidation of multiple incident response centers, and consolidation of points of contact for infrastructure security stakeholders. The voluntary NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides standards, guidelines and best practices to manage cybersecurity risk. It focuses on using business drivers to guide cybersecurity activities and considering cybersecurity risks as part of the organization’s risk management processes. The Executive Order signed by President Biden in May 2021 focuses on improving software supply chain security by establishing baseline security standards for development of software sold to the government, including requiring developers to maintain greater visibility into their software and making security data publicly available.

DFS plans to extend the new cybersecurity supervision tools to all regulated entities in 2022. The Department believes that analysis of unsuccessful threats is critically important to the ongoing development and improvement of cybersecurity programs, and Covered Entities are encouraged to continually develop their threat Agency Cybersecurity assessment programs. Notice of the especially serious unsuccessful attacks may be useful to the Department in carrying out its broader supervisory responsibilities, and the knowledge shared through such notice can be used to timely improve cybersecurity generally across the industries regulated by the Department.

Ransomware is malicious code that infects and paralyzes computer systems until a ransom has been paid. Individuals, companies, schools, police departments, and even hospitals and other critical infrastructure have been among the recent victims. A Covered Entity may adopt an Affiliate's cybersecurity program in whole or in part, as long as the Covered Entity's overall cybersecurity program meets all requirements of 23 NYCRR Part 500. To help improve their cybersecurity, DFS has partnered with the Global Cyber Alliance to provide free cybersecurity resources.