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Many cyber experts point to the Chinese fighter jet that looks eerily similar to the F-35 as an example of Chinese actors\u2019 ability to steal sensitive government information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help mitigate the national security risk throughout industry and federal agencies, Schneider said that he wants the government to serve as the example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should be setting the example for how organizations should look at cybersecurity,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cPrivate entities should look at the requirements that we put on federal agencies. They\u2019re for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many federal government cybersecurity standards are set by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), though several updated cybersecurity rules are currently held up at OMB, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/civilian\/omb\/2019\/08\/20\/many-government-cybersecurity-how-to-manuals-are-delayed\/\" target=_blank>according <\/a>to Ron Ross, fellow at NIST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sept. 4, NIST released a new document, NIST 800-160 volume 2, which will provide new standards for cyber resiliency. The document will provide guidance for federal agency\u2019s systems that \u201cso they can take that punch and still keep on operating even if its in a degraded or debilitated status.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The document, which is available for public comment for 45 days, includes new dimensions to federal cyberdefense: damage limitation and cyber resiliency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make the &#8230; computing machines operate more like the human body, with an immune system where you can get a cold or a virus and then your immune system kicks in and it doesn\u2019t take you down completely,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greg Touhill \u2014 the first federal CISO, who shared the stage with Schneider \u2014 said that the key to federal cybersecurity is risk management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe who defends everything, defends nothing,\u201d said Touhill, now president of Cyxtera Federal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Touhill said that he\u2019s concerned about the expanding threat landscape with the rise of internet of things devices, as well as the risk exposure of industrial control systems and critical infrastructure. Based on his experience, he said there\u2019s \u201cstill a lot of work that need to be done\u201d on information sharing. Touhill also praised the government for starting to move away from checklist compliance, though Schneider said that the agencies still have headway to make on that issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCompliance is certainly not enough; I would say we\u2019re not there yet,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cI\u2019ve been associated with &#8230; a lot of cyber incidents over the years. 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