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(Scoop News Group photo) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"29.56446991404\"><body readability=\"60.760368663594\"><\/p>\n<p>Less than nine months removed from issuing its highly anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf\">national cybersecurity strategy<\/a>, the Biden administration is working to update the strategy document\u2019s implementation plan, according to a senior White House cybersecurity adviser. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking Thursday at Scoop News Group\u2019s CyberTalks event, Chris DeRusha painted a picture of an evolving document as the Biden administration works to deliver on its cybersecurity goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to update that implementation plan \u2014 it\u2019s not a static thing,\u201d said DeRusha, who also serves as the federal chief information security officer. \u201cWe\u2019re already working on version 2.0. As we check off successes, hitting that next public-facing series of commitments, [we want] to make sure that we\u2019re really driving forward progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeRusha acknowledged that while the strategy \u201cdid put forward a positive, attainable vision for getting to a place\u201d where the country can manage cyber-related risks, those threats will not \u201cdisappear,\u201d especially when it comes to critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cybersecurity strategy builds on President Joe Biden\u2019s May 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/05\/12\/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity\/\">executive order<\/a> and proposes a series of reforms aimed at delivering broad improvements to computer security. The administration is working to modernize technology and improve cybersecurity, but DeRusha said on Thursday that modernization alone won\u2019t deliver the security improvements sought by the White House. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we can\u2019t modernize everything,\u201d DeRusha said. \u201cYou can put compensating controls in place, but we have to have visibility on that and assurances that we\u2019re actually managing the risk\u201d to critical infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>To that end, DeRusha said the administration is studying the \u201ccurrent operational standing of all the cyber centers\u201d and identifying efficiencies. The results of those inquiries will be analyzed and used to \u201cclean up some of the noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is also working to update the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/resources-tools\/resources\/national-cyber-incident-response-plan-ncirp\">national cyber incident response plan<\/a>, and DeRusha noted that public-private coordination will be crucial to reacting to critical infrastructure threats together.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been progress on the disruption and dismantling of threat actors as called for in the national strategy, with DeRusha noting that the White House recently hosted 50 countries for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/11\/01\/international-counter-ransomware-initiative-2023-joint-statement\/\">counter ransomware summit<\/a> that resulted in commitments on information-sharing and not paying ransoms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeRusha also said that the Biden administration is \u201chaving meaningful conversations\u201d about a federal cyber insurance backstop and remains fully committed to forging more international partnerships on all things cyber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot achieve any meaningful progress on managing cyber risk as one nation,\u201d DeRusha said. The White House is \u201cinvesting in these coalitions \u2026 and meaningful cooperation is going to be one of the most important things we do. 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