On November 16, 2018, the awkwardly named National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) emerged as a full-fledged agency called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Since then, CISA has been the federal government agency for bolstering cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across the federal government and setting the example for the private sector to follow suit.
Under the auspices of its first director, Chris Krebs, and current director, Jen Easterly, CISA has tackled many serious cybersecurity problems, from supply chain infections to crippling ransomware attacks. Last month, CISA took a significant step forward to achieving its goals by releasing its first comprehensive strategic plan, an overarching agenda of priorities for 2023 to 2025. (CISA did release in 2019 a “strategic intent” document, upon which the strategic plan builds.)
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