How the private sector can adopt the government’s unified security practices

Oct 27

Dive Brief:

As organizations in the public and private sector embrace digital transformation, risk management takes the forefront, according to Grant Schneider, acting U.S. CISO and senior director for the National Security Office, speaking Thursday at the Dell Technologies Summit in Washington, D.C. Schneider maintains that as consumers continue to add digital technologies and IoT devices, malicious actors are less likely to be tracked and act as if they have immunity.
Because Americans are only as safe as the government systems with which they interact with, Schneider said the White House has “not done enough to be at the level of security we need to be at.” Part of the government’s plan to better protect its critical infrastructure is to better share data among the private sector.
There is development among the international cyber community to establish “norms” of cyber behavior. Cyberspace needs a form of international governance to protect American and global internet users and activities.

Dive Insight:

The regulations and presidential initiatives for federal IT, including the Modernizing Technology Act, are not directly impacting the private sector, but they can serve as a model for best IT practices.

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