Perspective: CISA’s Federal Cybersecurity Alignment

Some experts say that CISA’s FOCAL plan to align the cyber defenses of government agencies paints too broad a brush, and resource allocation is certainly an issue. John Vecchi offers a perspective on the plan in this report from Chris Riotta at Information Security Media Group (ISMG).

“My guess is that the vast number of disparate teams and cultural differences across all of the agencies will present an even bigger and more immediate challenge,” said John Vecchi, security strategist at Phosphorus Security. “It can be quite challenging for different teams within a single agency to collaborate effectively, let alone across so many unique, independent agencies and networks.”

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