CISA provides year-end update on National Critical Functions initiative, flags next steps in ‘foundational shift’

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says it has made essential progress over the past year in breaking down its National Critical Functions list to “sub-function levels” that allow in-depth analysis of critical infrastructure risks that pose potential national threats.

CISA on Dec. 15 issued a “status update on the National Critical Functions,” describing activities in 2021 under the “NCF Risk Management Framework” and upcoming priorities for the initiative launched in 2019 that focused on 55 key functions across...