Easterly: Intent of new CISA collaborative environment is to ‘institutionalize’ public-private partnerships

CISA Director Jen Easterly says the new collaborative hub for government and industry to work together on strengthening cyber defenses is one part of a larger effort to “institutionalize” the cyber agency’s relationship with the private sector.

Easterly unveiled CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative on Aug. 5 and announced the first industry and government partners who will work together to establish “cyber defense operations plans” with the intent of “driving down the risk” of incidents before they occur.

“We...