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DHS to Replace CIPAC With ANCHOR-CI Critical Infrastructure Cyber Council

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Summary

DHS plans to replace CIPAC with CISA-managed ANCHOR-CI, a forum for government and critical-infrastructure stakeholders to discuss cyber threats and resilience. DHS says meetings will be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Key points

  • ANCHOR-CI is intended to restore government-private sector coordination on cyber threats, vulnerabilities and critical-infrastructure resilience.
  • CISA will manage the program and appoint members from industry, trade associations, government and other sources.
  • The program will include sector, cross-sector, industry and regional councils.
  • DHS says ANCHOR-CI meetings will be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
  • The article says CIPAC's closure left some critical-infrastructure operators without access to federal threat-intelligence and cybersecurity support.

Article Details

Event Type
DHS is establishing the ANCHOR-CI program to replace the former CIPAC information-sharing framework.
Impact
ANCHOR-CI is intended to restore coordination between government and critical infrastructure owners and operators on cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and resilience. The article reports that CIPAC’s disbanding left some operators without access to federally enabled threat intelligence and cybersecurity support. ANCHOR-CI meetings will be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

People

Kristi NoemAs then-Secretary of Homeland Security, she oversaw the disbanding of CIPAC, according to the article.Markwayne MullinThe article reports that the new Secretary of Homeland Security was sympathetic to critical infrastructure operators’ concerns after CIPAC was disbanded and was determined to repair the relationship.

Countries

United Statesto the kind of federally-enabled threat intelligence and cybersecurity support that had become a staple of U.S.

Industries

Critical infrastructureThe Department of Homeland Security is restoring a critical information-sharing framework for critical infrastructure through the new ANCHOR-CI program, which will replace the former CIPAC structure.InternetAgency and the intelligence community to interact with key owners and operators of water, power, internet and telecommunications to coordinate on cyberattacks and digital vulnerabilities.PowerSecurity Agency and the intelligence community to interact with key owners and operators of water, power, internet and telecommunications to coordinate on cyberattacks and digital vulnerabilities.Telecommunicationsthe intelligence community to interact with key owners and operators of water, power, internet and telecommunications to coordinate on cyberattacks and digital vulnerabilities.waterSecurity Agency and the intelligence community to interact with key owners and operators of water, power, internet and telecommunications to coordinate on cyberattacks and digital vulnerabilities.