Resolve to Be Resilient during Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month

November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, a time when the entire nation is encouraged to take steps to reinforce these systems and be vigilant to threats that undermine collective security and economic prosperity. Both the White House and CISA have released messages recognizing this month, with the latter asking its partners to “Resolve to be Resilient!”

In the proclamation from the White House, President Biden emphasizes the importance of making the necessary investments to ensure the infrastructure people rely upon is secure and resilient. He highlights threats from climate change, noting it is making natural disasters more frequent, ferocious, and costly. The President also discusses the challenges introduced by supply chain disruptions and the malicious designs of state and non-state actors, who “continue to target our power grids, pipelines, health care systems, and water systems.” CISA explains these threats and challenges manifest into extreme weather events, persistent physical and cyber attacks, and more. To help critical infrastructure partners embark (or resume) their resilience journeys, CISA has highlighted three practices they can implement to recover rapidly in the aftermath of any significant disruption. They include: Assess Your Risk, Make a Plan and Exercise It, and Continuously Improve and Adapt. CISA also encourages partners to continue to visit its Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month webpage for more information, where it has posted a toolkit and other resources. Read the messages at the White House and CISA.