Pentagon, DHS agree to framework for joint cyberdefense
The departments of Defense and Homeland Security have agreed to a framework that more clearly articulates the agencies’ roles and responsibilities in defending U.S. networks from advanced cyberthreats, officials told lawmakers Wednesday. A joint memo recently signed by Defense Secretary James Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “is a major step forward in fostering closer cooperation and marks a sea change in the level of collaboration between our departments,” Kenneth Rapuano, an assistant secretary of Defense, said at House Armed Services subcommittee hearing. Under the agreement, the departments will jointly prioritize a list of civilian assets that are critical to the U.S. military’s “ability to fight and win wars and project power,” and work to protect them, said Jeanette Manfra, DHS’s top cybersecurity official. That will shape a common understanding of threats at the agencies, which in turn can help the private and public sectors defend their networks, she added. DHS will […]
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