Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 is a U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.

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Generate an image of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 (The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 is a U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
amends Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
appliesTo federal civilian executive branch information systems ⓘ
authorizes cybersecurity assistance to critical infrastructure owners and operators ⓘ
information sharing on cyber threats and vulnerabilities ⓘ
codifies mission of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates position of Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
designates Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as lead federal agency for critical infrastructure security ⓘ
effectiveDate 2018-11-16 ⓘ
enactedBy 115th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
field cybersecurity policy ⓘ
infrastructure security policy ⓘ
focusesOn incident response coordination for cyber incidents ⓘ
protection of federal networks ⓘ
risk management for critical infrastructure ⓘ
support to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments on cybersecurity ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal civilian agencies ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
partOf United States cybersecurity law ⓘ
placesWithin Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
primaryPurpose to coordinate national efforts against cyber threats ⓘ
to coordinate national efforts against physical threats to critical infrastructure ⓘ
to enhance the security and resilience of United States critical infrastructure ⓘ
to establish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 115-278 ⓘ
regulates organization of cybersecurity functions within the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
relatedTo Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ⓘ
Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
reorganizes National Protection and Programs Directorate ⓘ
resultedIn elevation of National Protection and Programs Directorate to agency status as CISA ⓘ
sector law ⓘ
shortName CISA Act of 2018 ⓘ
signedBy Donald Trump ⓘ
signingDate 2018-11-16 ⓘ
subjectMatter critical infrastructure protection ⓘ
cybersecurity ⓘ
federal government organization ⓘ
homeland security ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2018 ⓘ

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency → legalBasis → Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 ⓘ
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 → shortName → CISA Act of 2018 ⓘ
linked to: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
Public Law 115-278 → shortName → Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 ⓘ
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency → createdBy → Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 ⓘ
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency → foundedBy → Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 ⓘ
subject linked to: CISA