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Workshop on recovering from cyber disruptions
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Posted on Jul 21 2022
The Federal Emergency Management Agency held a workshop last July 19 that taught participants from Homeland Security and Emergency Management how to identify solutions for managing the consequences of a cyber disruption affecting critical systems and services.
The 2022 CNMI Cyber Disruption Consequence Management Workshop at the Royal Taga Hall of the Saipan World Resort discussed critical infrastructure continuity and impact management, promoting a society-wide approach to cyber resilience, and addressed interdependencies between information technology, law enforcement, emergency management, and the private sector. The day included scenarios featuring cyber incidents that have affected critical services across the CNMI, with the aim of identifying gaps in the current plan and proposing the discovery of potential solutions. The day consisted of a combination of plenary and small-group discussions and activities strengthening relationships with response partners along with members of the whole community.
The exercise was completed successfully, demonstrating the crucial importance of information-sharing in responding to cyber attacks and the value of establishing and using a pre-crisis information sharing process on a regular basis. Ensuring that cybersecurity in the financial services industry is an iterative process, FEMA and its members will continue to analyze feedback from the exercises and implement follow-up recommendations to continually improve sector response. (PR)
