ABOUT THIS EPISODE
CISA's new cyber strategy puts a difficult question at the center of national cyber defense: How do you decide what to protect first?
Recorded at the New York Stock Exchange, this special episode of Cyber Focus brings together host Frank Cilluffo and CISA Acting Director Nick Andersen to discuss the new cyber strategy, protecting critical infrastructure, and measuring resilience. Andersen explains why the agency must prioritize its highest-consequence work, asks private sector partners to hold CISA accountable, and emphasizes the outcome that matters most to communities: keeping essential services available.
Main topics
- CISA 2030's three pillars
- CI Fortify: isolation and recovery
- Critical infrastructure priorities
- Private sector partnerships and accountability
- CISA's review of agency activities
- Measuring resilience across sectors
Key quotes
"We've got to prioritize. And that means making some tough decisions and making some tough calls." — Nick Andersen
"CISA is an agency that is all carrots, no sticks." — Nick Andersen
"[Communities] care about the essential services that need to be delivered and they care about that persistent availability of the things that they're relying on just to be able to live their lives." — Nick Andersen
Links and resources
CISA unveils new strategy to strengthen national cyber defense and critical infrastructure security
About the Guest:
Nick Andersen is Acting Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where he leads efforts to reduce risks to America's cyber and physical infrastructure. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he has held senior cybersecurity roles at the Department of Energy, the White House, and in the private sector.
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