US Cybersecurity Agency to Share its Knowledge and Experience

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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will offer cyber services to other federal agencies. CISA is a component inside the Department of Homeland Security charged with securing critical infrastructure and federal networks. The federal government will be able to leverage their expertise, contracts and solutions to offer a robust marketplace of cybersecurity capabilities that will benefit all agencies.

Formally designated as a storefront for cybersecurity by the Office of Management and Budget, CISA was designated as the federal government’s first “Quality Service Management Office.” Agencies that are designated as an office serve as a government “storefront” that offer technological and services solutions in their mission area to other agencies.

The agency will provide cybersecurity services for Security Operations Center standardization, vulnerability management standardization and DNS resolver services.

According to fifthdomain.com, CISA runs several federal cybersecurity programs, such as the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program and the National Cybersecurity Protection System.

CISA is also working toward becoming a storefront office in several other cybersecurity fields, including incident response, threat intelligence and intrusion detection and prevention. Several other agencies are working toward formal designations. The Department of the Treasury is pre-designated in core financial management, the General Services Administration is pre-designated for civilian HR transaction services, and the Department of Health and Human Services is pre-designated in grants management.