Episode 92: A Framework to Counter Evolving Cyber Threats

In episode 92 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by John Cohen, Executive Director of Countering Hybrid Threats at the Center for Internet Security^® (CIS^®).

Together, they discuss "Enhancing Safety in the Connected World — A National Framework for Action," a multi-year project to help law enforcement and security professionals better contextualize and respond to evolving cyber threats.

Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 02:01. Why the current threat environment necessitates a framework that accounts for "cyber physical," "cyber safety," and other considerations
• 08:48. How entities at the federal level and local law enforcement approach evolving cyber threats differently
• 16:34. The different types of threats that characterize the evolving cyber threat environment
• 22:05. How the Federalist Papers inform the Framework's "whole-of-society" approach

 

Resources

• John D. Cohen
• Enhancing Safety in the Connected World
• Episode 75: How GenAI Continues to Reshape Cybersecurity
• Why Whole-of-State Cybersecurity Is the Way Forward
• Establishing Essential Cyber Hygiene

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