CISA director touts private partnerships after agency killed many

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has killed many of the industry partnerships it used to enhance security, but don't tell the organization's acting director. Speaking on Tuesday at a virtual public sector cyber resilience summit hosted by infosec firm Rubrik, Nick Andersen claimed that CISA’s public-private partnerships are the most critical aspect of his agency’s mission. “We don’t see everything. We’re not a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, or a regulator,” Andersen said during a discussion at the summit. CISA, he added, relies on intelligence and insight not only from other government agencies and international partners, but from the private sector as well. CISA’s mission simply can’t succeed without motivating those various partners to share what they’ve seen, heard, and dealt with in order to build a comprehensive threat model. “It’s all carrots and partnerships,” Andersen added, referring to motivating partners to get on board with programs like CISA’s CI Fortify initiative for building resilient critical infrastructure. …