QUESTION
What additional resources will be needed to mitigate evolving cybersecurity threats?
0:28:20
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102 sec
Kelly Moan acknowledges that evolving cybersecurity threats necessitate continual adaptation and resource allocation.
- The cybersecurity realm requires ongoing monitoring of the threat landscape.
- New tools and fine-tuning may be needed to defend against novel threats.
- The interconnected digital ecosystem's expansion drives the need for increased capabilities.
- Collaboration with OMB allows addressing emerging needs as technology complexifies.
- Market innovations, new vendors/services enable capability expansion within current portfolios.
- Optimizing services and reevaluating defensive abilities are paramount for the growing attack surface.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:28:20
The financial plan reflects funding for Cyber Command of a 123,000,000 in FY22.
0:28:25
$127,000,000 in each of fiscal year 2023 through 2026.
0:28:30
As cyber security threats continue to evolve, do you anticipate your office will be required to expend significant additional resources to mitigate security risks.
Kelly Moan
0:28:40
Thank you for that and she can say yes.
0:28:43
So in the cybersecurity realm, we are always looking top of mind to the evolving threat landscape.
0:28:50
And what tooling or fine tuning, as we call it, can be put in place to ensure protection and defense of new and novel techniques.
0:29:00
Right?
0:29:00
I expect that to only continue with the growing omnipresence of our interconnected digital ecosystem.
0:29:07
And so for those types of conversations, we continue to socialize and collaborate with OMB on any new needs.
0:29:15
That might be emerging that could come out again as technology continues to expand and increase in complexity as that you anticipate generally, probably.
0:29:26
With with it will really depend on what capabilities come to market.
0:29:30
We certainly can't I can't predict the market drivers, but we are seeing a continuing expansion of technology vendors and services that like to expand capabilities within its current portfolio.
0:29:43
And we always look for opportunities to be more efficient as well and optimize our services with a growing, you know, attack surface, essentially a technology.
0:29:52
The system within the city it is paramount for us to always reevaluate and fine tune our ability to grow to to expand with those threats as well.
