Privatize Federal Cybersecurity

On november 16 2018 president trump signed into law the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency act of 2018.
Privatize federal cybersecurity. Layered vigilance readiness and resilience. As such gao identified 10 urgent actions that the federal government should take in order to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Alone in fiscal year 2017 federal civilian agencies reported 35 277 cybersecurity incidents which included web based attacks phishing and loss or theft of computing equipment. What s more a 2018 audit by the government accountability office concluded that the u s.
Federal government also needs to improve lax federal cybersecurity in general especially when it comes. Cybersecurity is a great way to continue serving our country just on a different battlefield said donald greene a 23 year air force veteran and cybersecurity expert with public and private sector experience in one of the many articles touting cybersecurity as an option for veterans and military personnel. The legislation would give 2 25 billion to dhs cyber wing and set up an integrated cybersecurity center with other agencies state and local governments and private industry. Unlike the european union the us has no single federal law that regulates information security cybersecurity and privacy throughout the country.
Protecting mobile devices from cyber attacks and accelerating the adoption of secure mobility for the federal government is a critical research focus of the department of homeland security dhs s t. The president s budget calls for a number of strategic federal investments in the cybersecurity space including 149 million in private sector outreach. It is unclear whether any of the 149 million earmarked for private sector outreach would be spent to encourage private entities to adopt nist s cybersecurity framework. M 16 15 federal cybersecurity workforce strategy july 12 2016 pdf m 16 04 cybersecurity strategy and implementation plan csip for the federal civilian government october 30 2015 pdf m 15 16 multi agency science and technology priorities for the fy 2017 budget july 9 2015 pdf 5 pages 2 35 mb.