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Cyber Resilience Critical To Protecting DoD Systems, Mission While the USA, allies and partners are working diligently to defend against malicious and destabilizing activities in cyberspace, those defenses may not be robust enough and adversaries are taking advantage of that, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Thomas C. Wingfield said on November 19, 2020. While the importance of the Defense Department's cyber force is indisputable, it is not enough, Wingfield said. "I have seen very clearly that the single most important component in protecting our shared security, liberty and prosperity are leaders who understand the promise and pitfalls of technology," he said, adding that leaders also need to work with allies, interagency partners and industry to ensure cyber resilience." Organizations need to move from a paradigm of cybersecurity, to one of cyber resilience," he said. Cyber resilience is necessary for those systems to withstand an attack or to quickly recover from one while continuing to operate effectively to achieve an objective, he said.
To achieve a measure of cyber resilience, senior leadership must be involved. Personnel up and down the chain of command need to be trained and tested regularly, he said. While cybersecurity may largely be the concern of the information technology or cybersecurity staff, cyber resilience is the responsibility of an entire organization. Our Valiant Troops | Veterans | Citizens Like Us | U.S. Department of Defense |