Blog: CISA Plays Important Role in Northwest Economic Summit

Summary:

The report from CISA's #protect2024 Secure Our World Shields Up initiative highlights the importance of cybersecurity and protective security in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. As part of a White House initiative to connect AANHPI groups with critical resources, CISA's Region 10 Protective Security Chief Allen Chung spoke at the AANHPI Economic Summit in Seattle. Chung emphasized the need for AANHPI communities to reach out for help, as they often struggle to ask for assistance due to cultural upbringing. He stressed that cyber incidents are not racially profiled, but rather target the weakest defenses. Chung also emphasized the importance of working with ethnic associations to reach a broader audience and access government resources.