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President Trump Signs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act into law. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 (H.R. 3359, Pub. L. 115–278 (text)) was signed by president Donald Trump on November 16, 2018, to establish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the Department of Homeland Security.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of government, coordinating cybersecurity programs with U.S. states, and improving the government's cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state hackers. [4]
NCCIC was created in March 2008, and it is based on the requirements of National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 (NSPD-54/HSPD-23), reporting directly to the DHS Secretary. [2] [3] The NCC is tasked with protecting the U.S. Government's communications networks.
The Cyber Security Division (CSD) is a division of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T Directorate) of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, CSD develops technologies to enhance the security and resilience of the United States' critical information infrastructure from acts of terrorism.
The NCSD's mission is to collaborate with the private sector, government, military, and intelligence stakeholders to conduct risk assessments and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats to information technology assets and activities affecting the operation of the civilian government and private sector critical cyber infrastructures.
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) is a document called for by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CIKR) protection efforts across the country.
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) defines critical infrastructure sector in the US. Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21), [11] issued in February 2013 entitled Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience mandated an update to the NIPP. This revision of the plan established the following 16 critical infrastructure sectors:
The American private sector has launched initiatives to address cybersecurity. These include a ransomware task force launched by large information technology companies as well as non-profit organizations seeking to mitigate the incidence of ransomware risks not just in the U.S. but also around the world. [ 12 ]