The National Governors Association urged improved coordination between...
The National Governors Association urged improved coordination between the federal government and states on cybersecurity matters, releasing a framework Tuesday for states, territories and federal agencies to cooperate on cyberattack response, cyberthreat information sharing and cybersecurity protection (http://bit.ly/1p9UfKE). The NGA…
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said its Council of Governors, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security jointly agreed to the plan last week at the NGA’s meeting in Nashville (http://bit.ly/1t0yTCa). The framework charges all parties to develop and clarify their cybersecurity policies to allow a “national approach” to preventing and responding to cyberincidents, including creating a national cyberincident response framework. DOD will work with the Council of Governors to revise DOD’s policy regarding states’ use of National Guard cyber-related resources. The framework asks state and local governments to create real-time reporting and analysis programs that are similar to the federal government’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. DHS will work with state and local governments to improve the timeliness of shared cyberinformation. The framework’s release follows the NGA’s 2012 creation of its Resource Center for State Cybersecurity and the Council of Governors’ 2011 release of a joint action plan for responding to domestic emergencies.