November 13, 2024 at 05:58PM
CISA has launched its first International Strategic Plan for 2025-2026, aimed at enhancing the security and resilience of critical infrastructure through international collaboration. The plan outlines three key goals: bolstering foreign infrastructure resilience, strengthening cyber defense, and unifying international coordination efforts, emphasizing global partnership importance.
**Meeting Takeaways: CISA’s 2025–2026 International Strategic Plan Release**
1. **Overview of the Plan**: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its first International Strategic Plan for 2025–2026, which aligns with the overarching National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience.
2. **Objective**: The plan aims to enhance proactive engagement with international partners to secure and bolster the resilience of the U.S.’s critical infrastructure.
3. **Director’s Statement**: CISA Director Jen Easterly emphasized the importance of improved coordination and stronger international relationships to mitigate risks associated with interconnected cyber and physical infrastructures.
4. **Challenges**: The plan addresses the complexities of risks that are global and do not respect national borders, highlighting the need for collaboration among public and private sectors worldwide.
5. **Three Key Goals**:
– **Bolster the Resilience of Foreign Infrastructure**: Focus on strengthening foreign infrastructures that the U.S. depends on.
– **Strengthen Integrated Cyber Defense**: Enhance cooperative cyber defense measures.
– **Unify Agency Coordination of International Activities**: Streamline and centralize international efforts across agencies.
6. **Further Information**: For detailed insights, refer to CISA’s International Strategic Plan.