CISA’s role in COVID-19 crisis rooted in years of work with critical infrastructure partners

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is playing a central role in the federal response to COVID-19 with its workforce guidance and collaborations with states and critical infrastructure operators, a scenario made possible by years of relationship-building between DHS’ cyber offices and state and industry partners.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in releasing two COVID-related tools for business today, praised CISA’s work on advisory guidance to help states and localities identify essential occupations that should be exempt from stay-at-home...