NASCIO and the Challenge of Cybersecurity

My name is Claire Bailey, the Vice President of Government Affairs at Veracode.
My team recently asked me to describe technology policy, and given my current obsessions with Wordle, I thought I’d take a gamified approach to my explanation.
Much like Wordle, the answers will be five letters and pertain to security. We will call this game, Securidle!
Let’s get started…
First, what is the most consistent technology policy on the NASCIO Top Ten?
Answer: CYBERsecurity.
Cyber security has been in the NASCIO Top Ten for quite some time. My first NASCIO event was a Security Summit following 9/11. My team and I flew into Washington, D.C. Heavily armed security forces patrolled the mostly empty airport.  We were on hand to protect our government infrastructure, systems, and people from cyber threats. 
That mission continues today. I have walked the halls of the US Capitol and briefed congressional members on the need to fully fund cyber initiatives. Every step we have taken to work with our…