Definitions
In this part:
Critical infrastructure information
Cybersecurity risk
Cybersecurity threat
National cybersecurity asset response activities
The term “national cybersecurity asset response activities” means—
furnishing cybersecurity technical assistance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks to protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and reduce impacts of cyber incidents;
identifying other entities that may be at risk of an incident and assessing risk to the same or similar vulnerabilities;
assessing potential cybersecurity risks to a sector or region, including potential cascading effects, and developing courses of action to mitigate such risks;
facilitating information sharing and operational coordination with threat response; and
providing guidance on how best to utilize Federal resources and capabilities in a timely, effective manner to speed recovery from cybersecurity risks.
Sector-Specific Agency
Source
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2201, as added Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(a),Notes
Construction of Pub. L. 115–278
conferring new authorities to the Secretary of Homeland Security, including programmatic, regulatory, or enforcement authorities, outside of the authorities in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [
reducing or limiting the programmatic, regulatory, or enforcement authority vested in any other Federal agency by statute; or
affecting in any manner the authority, existing on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, of any other Federal agency or component of the Department of Homeland Security.”