Beyond Compliance: DoD Prioritizes Collaboration
The U.S. Department of Defense announced a new cybersecurity strategy for 2024-2027. It outlines a plan to protect the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) cybersecurity, integrating with broader national defense and cybersecurity efforts.
Key Takeaways:
👉Realistic, practical goals The plan is structured around four main goals: strengthening governance, broadening cybersecurity posture, preserving resiliency, and boosting collaboration. It aims to improve cyber regulations, share best practices, modernize security measures, and cultivate cyber resilience across the DIB. It sets segmented, specialized objectives to reach a Zero Trust architecture.
👉Multi-year, multi-step approach The DoD issues a holistic, multi-year plan, aligning with the idea that security is a journey. A strategy spanning several years allows long-term vision and continuity to solve complex, evolving cyber challenges.
👉Mission transcends compliance While related to CMMC 2.0, this strategy is a broader, tactical plan. Both underscore protecting U.S. technological advantages and national security by securing the DIB against escalating cyber threats.
👉Tangible investment in DIB cybersecurity The strategy provides cyber resources, tools, and services to DIB companies. This shows tangible investment in DIB's cybersecurity capacity. It represents a cultural shift in government-private sector collaboration.
The DoD takes a team-captain role, offering tools, threat intel, training, and assessments. Organizations in the DIB work on sensitive national defense projects, so protecting their data, networks, applications, and systems is crucial.
This is a great step from the DoD, and progress on these goals over the next three years will be eagerly anticipated.
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