FE D E R A L
AG E N C I E S
TA RG E T- RI C H
RE SO U RC E - P O O R
federal civilian executive branch
agencies, where we maintain unique
authorities and capabilities
target rich, resource poor entities
where federal assistance and
support is most needed, including
SLTT partners and our nation’s
election infrastructure
C RI T I CA L
I N FR A S T RU C T U RE
KE Y T EC H N O LO GY
PROV I D E RS
organizations prioritized for
partnership to maxinize national risk
reduction, identified by our National
Risk Management Center
technology and cybersecurity
companies with unique capability
and visibility, including the Industrial
Control System and Operational
Technology communities
F I G U R E 1 . Priority Stakeholders
importantly, our success is based on the trust of our partners. At every turn, we will prioritize
maintaining trusted relationships that allow us to serve as a unique partner and source of
expertise. We also recognize that cybersecurity is a whole-of-society mission, in which every
individual and organization has a role to play.
PRIORITIZE OUR RES O URC E S WITH R IGO R A N D H UM ILI T Y: Like any organization,
CISA’s resources are finite, and we must prioritize our actions to achieve the greatest impact for
the American people. We will focus our activities on four broad sets of stakeholders: (1) federal
civilian executive branch agencies, where we maintain unique authorities and capabilities;
(2) target rich, resource poor entities where federal assistance and support is most needed,
including SLTT partners and our nation’s election infrastructure; (3) organizations that are
uniquely critical to providing or sustaining National Critical Functions, leveraging the analytic
capabilities of our National Risk Management Center; and (4) technology and cybersecurity
companies with capability and visibility to drive security at scale, including the Industrial
Control System and Operational Technology communities. While we will not limit our support
and engagement to these groups, prioritization will allow us to make prudent tradeoffs where
necessary to maximize our contributions.
ACH IEV E IMPACT OR FA I L FA S T: We recognize that cybersecurity risk to our country
is too high, and that the American people expect CISA to play a central role in driving positive
change. We must ensure that all of our efforts have a measurable impact in reducing
cybersecurity risk, whether directly or indirectly, and rigorously leverage available data in
determining whether our intended impacts are being achieved. Where we determine that a
given program, service, or capability is not resulting in expected impacts, we will be disciplined
in “failing fast” and making best use of our resources to pivot with agility.
C I S A C Y B ER S EC U RI T Y ST R AT EG I C PL A N
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