Preparing for a cybersecurity threat shouldn’t be relegated to the techies of the world, but also to emergency management professionals and, really, to the public at large, a panel of state and private partners said at the annual Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference on April 21.
The panel was made up of state Cyber Security Manager Rob Lang of the Washington Emergency Management Division, Lt. Col. Tom Muehleisen of the Washington National Guard, Dan Banks, the chief planner of the state Emergency Management Division and Jodie Ryan, CEO of private firm Celerity Response.
“The threat is real and persistent,” Lang said. “Today we want to talk about the plan. When most folks talk about cybersecurity, they think of IT. They think of the techies. But if you look back to policy and doctrine, back to 2009, you’ll see speeches from politicians, including President Obama, talking about the public safety aspects. … It’s a community issue. It’s something we all need to have a piece on.”
The state Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan is the go-to document for most emergencies that state and local officials will face. In March of last year, cyber security threats were formally added to the plan as an incident annex, providing a basic coordination framework similar to existing emergency management frameworks for state, local and tribal governments, the private sector and operators of cyber critical infrastructure to manage a significant cyber event when it occurs. For the full article click here
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