And for those interested in rolling up their sleeves and joining the technological forefront of our cyber defense, he will discuss careers at CISA. He will share his perspective on the future of our digital lives and work in a global and more hostile world, and how it can be made inclusive and safe. David Mussington discuss how CISA is tackling the major cyber/infrastructure security issues the USA is currently facing, and how it plans to bridge the divide between private technology firms and the Federal government to develops tools. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is that organization, and it is our privilege to have its Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security Dr. Therefore it is paramount to have a frontline research and operations team to coordinate and enhance our defense.

Reported Ransomware attacks alone cost the USA Billions of dollars annually.Īmerican infrastructure is behind in adopting technological capabilities needed to protect itself against such mischief especially from hostile states.

Yet, these attacks have become more common and are on the rise. A relatively unsophisticated hack of the Colonial pipeline company's operation at the start of the summer this year shut down nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply for a few days in what turned out to be the largest ever cyberattack on American infrastructure. To make things more distressing, the Colonial hackers were all but a small criminal group.

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