CISA Launches Critical Infrastructure Resilience Month
The November observance urges infrastructure owners and operators to strengthen security and recovery planning under the national resilience strategy.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Safety
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency kicked off Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month on November 2, 2026. The observance aligns with President Trump's National Resilience Strategy.
Why it matters
The observance recognizes the systems and assets that keep the country running and the people who operate them. It also responds to new and evolving threats, including those driven by rapid advances in technology like super intelligence.
The observance centers on four practices CISA is promoting for November 2026. The extraction does not report participation counts or measured resilience outcomes, and those remain unknown.
The players
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
CISA is the nation's cyber defense agency and national coordinator for critical infrastructure security.
Nick Andersen
Nick Andersen serves as acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
The details
CISA provides a toolkit with graphics and plain language text so organizations can show steps they have taken during November. The four practices are knowing key systems and dependencies, understanding top risks, making clear response and recovery plans, and tracking progress while updating plans.
Timeline
November 2, 2026: CISA kicks off Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month.
November 2026: The observance runs throughout the month.
Seasonal Patterns
The observance is aligned with President Trump's National Resilience Strategy and extends that policy's goals to critical infrastructure owners and operators. It arrives as threats evolve with rapid advances in technology, including those tied to super intelligence.
Infrastructure owners and operators can use CISA's toolkit of graphics and plain language text to document steps taken during November. Organizations are encouraged to know their key systems and dependencies and to track progress while updating response and recovery plans.
The takeaway
Mapping key systems and their dependencies is a practical first step any infrastructure operator can take toward stronger resilience. Regularly tracking progress and updating response and recovery plans keeps those protections current as threats change.
Further reading
Explore more on Safety to see how infrastructure protection fits into broader public safety planning.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Cisa.
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