Building a Resilient Cyber Defense in the Federal Government with Special Guest Aastha Varma, Branch Chief, CISA

In this episode of “Building a Resilient Cyber Defense in the Federal Government, we meet Aastha Varma, Branch Chief at CISA's Cybersecurity Division in the DHS. She's a vulnerability management expert and sees vulnerability management as the first line of defense in the cyber world. Aastha discusses building infrastructure for tackling cyber challenges, advocates for collaborating with others within industry, and promoting diversity in STEM. After learning from the SolarWinds incident, she stresses the importance of information sharing. Finally, she explores the role of AI in cybersecurity and how despite it being beneficial in many ways, it can also create new vulnerabilities. Join us for an insightful look at the evolving cyber landscape!