CISA’s Nitin Natarajan on Threats to Watch

From application security to zero trust, it’s been a busy four years for the current leaders of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan shared the agency’s accomplishments and the threats that await the next administration’s cyber leaders.

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Natarajan cited the agency’s focus on collaborating with the public and private sector as a major strength in the nation’s cyber defense.

“There is not a federal solution to what we’re trying to do here as we build resilience to cyber and physical risk,” Natarajan said. “It’s a national and international solution that is predicated on our partnerships with our state and local, tribal, and territorial governments, with the private sector, industry, academia and others.”

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, Natarajan also discussed:

• The current state of U.S. cybersecurity and the ongoing threat from China;
• CISA’s key accomplishments during the Biden Administration;
• How the next administration can maintain momentum against criminal and nation-state threats.

Prior to joining CISA, Natarajan served in a variety of public and private-sector positions spanning more than 30 years. Most recently, he served as a consulting firm executive. Natarajan also held a number of federal government roles, including deputy assistant administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, director of critical infrastructure policy at the White House/National Security Council, and director at the U.S. Health and Human Services, overseeing healthcare and public health programs.