Governments Urged to Develop Response Plans for Cyber Intrusions They Cannot Prevent

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A Route Fifty opinion article recommends that state and local governments incorporate an “assume breach” approach into cybersecurity planning, limiting attackers’ reach when defenses fail and preventing disruptions to essential public services. It recommends first mapping critical services and their technical dependencies, using network segmentation and isolation to contain the spread of intrusions, and testing capabilities such as system isolation and service recovery.