CSIS proposes expanding CISA authorities to hold agencies accountable for cyber deficiencies

The Center for Strategic and International Studies outlines a vision to strengthen the U.S. cybersecurity defense posture, including recommendations to allow the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency to intervene when agencies fail multiple cyber audits.

“CISA has been successful in large part because the agency has been seen as helpful and nonthreatening. But mere encouragement only goes so far: Some government and private sector entities are blissfully -- or more likely willfully -- ignorant that they are targets and that a...