{"id":6712,"date":"2019-12-20T08:21:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T08:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=6712"},"modified":"2019-12-20T19:57:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T19:57:10","slug":"cisa-directors-speak-on-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=6712","title":{"rendered":"CISA directors speak on cybersecurity and infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Auburn University and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering recently hosted the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director and assistant director during a two-day event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CISA Director Christopher C. Krebs delivered his address Aug. 22, laying out the agency\u2019s five principles for defending today\u2019s cyber infrastructure and securing the cyber tools of tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krebs said that the five principles are leadership and collaboration, risk-prioritization, results-oriented, respect for national values and unified mission and agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to be relentless in driving down risk, in pushing awareness of the things that need to be done by the state and local community and by the federal community. That\u2019s our job,\u201d Krebs said. \u201c[Our job is] understanding what the risks are, bringing people together to manage these issues and then building capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Harrell, CISA\u2019s assistant director, spoke the following day, Aug. 23, outlining unique cyber threats facing the national infrastructure and pledged his agency\u2019s assistance in addressing them head-on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a convergence between physical and cybersecurity,\u201d Harrell said. \u201cToday, we can no longer live in these silos \u2013 the cyber silo, the physical silo and the emergency management silo. It is a converged, hybrid threat landscape today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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