Artificial Intelligence

CISA’s Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence

CISA has developed a Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence, which is a whole-of-agency plan aligned with national AI strategy, to address our efforts to: promote the beneficial uses of AI to enhance cybersecurity capabilities, ensure AI systems are protected from cyber-based threats, and deter the malicious use of AI capabilities to threaten the critical infrastructure Americans rely on every day.

CISA will implement the Roadmap through five lines of effort:

Line of Effort 1: Responsibly use AI to support our mission

CISA will use AI-enabled software tools to strengthen cyber defense and support its critical infrastructure mission. CISA’s adoption of AI will ensure responsible, ethical, and safe use—consistent with the Constitution and all applicable laws and policies, including those addressing federal procurement, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

Line of Effort 2: Assure AI systems

CISA will assess and assist secure by design, AI-based software adoption across a diverse array of stakeholders, including federal civilian government agencies; private sector companies; and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments through the development of best practices and guidance for secure and resilient AI software development and implementation.

Line of Effort 3: Protect critical infrastructure from malicious use of AI

CISA will assess and recommend mitigation of AI threats facing our nation’s critical infrastructure in partnership with other government agencies and industry partners that develop, test, and evaluate AI tools.

Line of Effort 4: Collaborate and communicate on key AI efforts with the interagency, international partners, and the public

CISA will contribute to DHS-led and interagency processes on AI-enabled software. This LOE includes developing policy approaches for the U.S. government’s overall national strategy on AI and supporting a whole-of-DHS approach on AI-based-software policy issues. This LOE also includes coordinating with international partners to advance global AI security best practices and principles.

Line of Effort 5: Expand AI expertise in our workforce

CISA will continue to educate our workforce on AI software systems and techniques, and the agency will continue to actively recruit interns, fellows, and future employees with AI expertise. CISA will ensure that internal training reflects—and new recruits understand—the legal, ethical, and policy aspects of AI-based software systems in addition to the technical aspects.

JCDC Artificial Intelligence Cyber Tabletop Exercise

Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Cyber Tabletop Exercise

On June 13, 2024, CISA conducted the federal government's inaugural tabletop exercise with the private sector focused on effective and coordinated responses to artificial intelligence security incidents.

CISA's Roadmap for AI

CISA's whole-of-agency plan to: promote the beneficial uses of AI to enhance cybersecurity capabilities, ensure AI systems are protected from cyber-based threats, and deter the malicious use of AI capabilities to threaten critical infrastructure.

AI Publications and Use Cases

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CISA and Joint-Seal AI Publications

View key publications and guidance that tie to CISA’s AI mission.

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Partner AI Publications

View key publications from our partners at DHS, across the federal government, and internationally.

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CISA AI Use Cases

See how CISA is using AI responsibly to improve its services and cybersecurity on several fronts, while maintaining privacy and civil liberties.

Improving AI Resilience

Secure by Design

It's time to build cybersecurity into the design and manufacture of technology products. Find out here what it means to be secure by design.

Open Source Software Security

Open source software is part of the foundation of the digital infrastructure we all rely upon. Find out here how CISA is working to help secure it.

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Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals

A common set of protections that all critical infrastructure entities - from large to small - should implement to meaningfully reduce the likelihood and impact of known risks and adversary techniques.

Blogs

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