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CISA director details programs, partnerships and defenses in committee testimony
Summary
CISA's senior official testified to the Appropriations subcommittee about the agency's operational work — including the known exploited vulnerability catalog, attack surface management, JCDC partnerships, regional advisers, and support for state, local and small-business cybersecurity — citing metrics on courses, assessments, and mitigations.
Bridget Bean, senior official performing the duties of the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told the House Appropriations subcommittee that CISA continues to expand operational support and partnerships to defend federal and critical infrastructure networks.
Bean said the agency has delivered operational products with partners including the FBI and NSA, provided more than 269 terrorism-mitigation courses to over 5,000 participants, conducted 68 exercises, completed 9,400 cyber and physical assessments and trainings for state, local and critical infrastructure owners, and issued more than 4,000 early-stage ransomware notifications. "We've expanded…
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