CISA urges critical infrastructure owners to map dependencies and prioritize basics

Oct 19, 2026

Acting Director Nick Anderson told CISA Live owners and operators should accept they are targets, map cascading dependencies, and prioritize basic controls (MFA, phishing education, incident response, backups, encryption) alongside CI Fortify measures.

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Acting Director Nick Anderson said owners and operators of critical infrastructure must understand they are targets and take concrete steps to reduce risk, including mapping dependencies and prioritizing controls that enable isolation and rapid recovery.

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