H R 3359 115th Congress 2017- : Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018

Most of the actions outlined in the Executive Order are to be implemented by the Department of Homeland Security, namely CISA. In addition, Congress provided CISA with new authorities in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and with a down payment to improve the protection of civilian federal government networks with the funding provided through the American Rescue Plan. This ongoing priority will therefore focus Agency Cybersecurity on implementing the Executive Order, the NDAA, and the funding provided by Congress in an effective and timely manner. The second sprint focuses on building a more robust and a more diverse cybersecurity workforce. DHS cannot tackle ransomware and the broader cybersecurity challenges without talented and dedicated people who can help protect the Nation's schools, hospitals, critical infrastructure, and communities.

SIGINT plays a vital role in our national security by providing America's leaders with critical information they need to defend our country, save lives, and advance U.S. goals and alliances globally. Each year, NSA recognizes the outstanding work of federal government organizations and individuals who significantly improved cybersecurity advancement in classified or unclassified security-related areas. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency defends critical infrastructure against threats.

Additionally, as a condition of federal assistance, under 49 U.S.C. 5323, rail transit operators must certify that they have a process to develop, maintain, and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks. The American people’s confidence in the value of their vote is principally reliant on the security and resilience of the infrastructure that makes the Nation’s elections possible. Accordingly, an electoral process that is both secure and resilient is a vital national interest and one of the Department of Homeland Security’s highest priorities.

In particular, the legislative effort seeks to put CISA in charge of overseeing more aspects of agency cybersecurity efforts, a role traditionally filled by OMB and the federal CISO. Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer at OMB, said the plans will give his team a good idea of where each agency stands. The White House has set a goal to modernize federal cyber defenses over the next several years using a “zero trust” approach, and agencies just delivered their initial plans to the Office of Management and Budget.

Medical devices are increasingly connected to the Internet, hospital networks, and other medical devices to provide features that improve health care and increase the ability of health care providers to treat patients. Medical devices, like other computer systems, can be vulnerable to security breaches, potentially impacting the safety and effectiveness of the device. CISA acts as the quarterback for the federal cybersecurity team, protecting and defending the home front—our federal civilian government networks—in close partnership with the Office of Management and Budget, which is responsible federal cyber security overall. CISA also coordinates the execution of our national cyber defense, leading asset response for significant cyber incidents and ensures that timely and actionable information is shared across federal and non-federal and private sector partners. CISA concurred with this recommendation and in September 2021 provided information on adjustments it has planned or under way for its performance management system.

The FDA clears, authorizes, and approves devices to be marketed when there is a reasonable assurance that the devices are safe and effective for their intended use. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should assess the agency's methods of communicating with its critical infrastructure stakeholders to ensure that appropriate parties are included in distribution lists or other communication channels. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should take steps, with stakeholder input, to determine how critical infrastructure stakeholders should be involved with the development of guidance for their sector. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should establish plans, including time frames, for developing outcome-oriented performance measures to gauge the extent to which the agency's efforts are meeting the goals of the organizational transformation.

There are critical functions the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is supposed to play. It bears much responsibility for protecting our nation’s vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure sectors against devastating possibilities, such aselectromagnetic pulse attacks. Department of Homeland Security The Director of CISA should communicate relevant organizational changes to selected critical infrastructure stakeholders to ensure that these stakeholders know with whom they should be coordinating in CISA's organization. We provide specialist services to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber security incidents. Some FTA grant programs can support cybersecurity activities, including FTA’s Urbanized Area Formula Program, the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program), and State of Good Repair Program).

Using such complaints, the IC3’s Recovery Asset Team has assisted in freezing hundreds of thousands of dollars for victims of cyber crime. The rapid-response Cyber Action Team can deploy across the country within hours to respond to major incidents. If you or your organization is the victim of a network intrusion, data breach, or ransomware attack, contact your nearest FBI field office or report it at tips.fbi.gov. If you are the victim of online or internet-enabled crime, file a report with the Internet Crime Complaint Center as soon as possible. Visit ic3.gov for more information, including tips and information about current crime trends.