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What additional resources will be needed to mitigate evolving cybersecurity threats?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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