Episode 137: National Cybersecurity Through SLTT Resilience

In episode 137 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Terry Loftus, Assistant Superintendent (Chief Information Officer) of Integrated Technology Services at the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE); and Netta Squires, President of Government Affairs, Cybersecurity, & Resilience at Open District Solutions (ODS). Together, they discuss how the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) functions as a space for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) entities to collectively strengthen their cyber resilience in support of U.S. national cybersecurity. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:15. A study to understand the cybersecurity perspectives of the MS-ISAC community
• 03:24. The need for sustained cyber defense accelerators to drive U.S. SLTT resilience
• 07:31. How surveys and focus groups uncovered U.S. SLTT cybersecurity funding, staffing, and governance challenges
• 13:06. The superpower of cyber threat intelligence driven, tailored, and provided via community
• 17:41. Trust as a foundation for building relationships among MS-ISAC members and partners
• 21:26. How the MS-ISAC moved community cyber defense from conversational to operational
• 22:22. The role of trust in making membership affordable and solutions at scale possible
• 25:00. Opportunities for relationship building, training, and access to services in the MS-ISAC
• 30:00. Examples of MS-ISAC success stories and the need to share them
• 33:40. The MS-ISAC as a space to craft a strategic path for national cybersecurity
• 36:29. Closing thoughts on how members value and can get involved in the MS-ISAC

Resources

• Strengthening Critical Infrastructure: SLTT Progress & Priorities
• Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting (MDBR)
• Episode 126: A Day in the Life of a CTI Analyst
• Why Whole-of-State Cybersecurity Is the Way Forward
• MS-ISAC: Defending America’s Critical Infrastructure

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