Cyberattacks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose significant threats to the financial system and CUNA is dedicated to supporting cybersecurity practices that mitigate these risks, it wrote to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Monday.
CISA issued a request for information on developing proposed regulations to implement the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA).
“CUNA’s surveys of member credit unions continue to rank cybersecurity as a top-priority, especially as malicious actors take advantage of the unprecedented global digital transformation which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the letter reads. “The cyber incident reporting requirements and information sharing mandated by the CIRCIA are beneficial steps that will hopefully provide actionable intelligence that critical infrastructure entities can use to bolster their defenses against cyberattacks.”
CUNA also recommends CISA: