The Defense Bill Could Rewrite How the US Does Cyber Defense

Government Executive: A new Office of Joint Cyber Planning proposed in an amendment to the 2021 defense policy bill aims to help government and private actors respond more quickly to cyber attacks mounted from Russia, China, and elsewhere.

“The Office shall lead Government-wide and public-private planning for cyber defense campaigns, including the development of a set of coordinated actions to respond to and recover from significant cyber incidents” reads the amendment. It would allocate $15 million to stand up the office as part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA.

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