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CISA released new voluntary cybersecurity performance goals for the IT and product design sector.  These IT Sector-Specific Goals (SSGs) are aligned with Secure by Design principles and will help to protect from cyber incidents, identify and address vulnerabilities prior to product release, improve incident response, and significantly improve software security.

While specific to the IT sector, the goals provide software and product developers in all critical infrastructure sectors with minimum foundational practices upon which they should focus their efforts.

It is becoming increasingly clear that nation-state actors are attempting to destabilize the nation?s environment by attacking cyber networks to (a) disrupt community lifelines through attacks on critical infrastructure systems, (b) erode public trust through disinformation, and (c) compromise the ability of the United States to defend the homeland and project power globally.