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May 5, 2026
Marcus Rauschecker, Executive Director at UMD CHHS and expert in cyber policy and emergency management, joins to stress the nontechnical side of cyber readiness. He discusses who must be involved in incidents and how decision authority and coordination should work. He highlights workforce development beyond pure tech and the cultural shift needed to make cybersecurity an enterprise responsibility.
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INSIGHT

Cybersecurity Is An Organizational Problem

  • Cybersecurity failures are often organizational, legal, or human rather than purely technical.
  • Marcus Rauschecker frames cyber as an enterprise-wide problem requiring roles beyond IT and a holistic organizational lens.
ADVICE

Designate Incident Leaders And Decision Authorities

  • Designate who will lead incident response and clarify decision authorities before a crisis.
  • Marcus Rauschecker urges naming responsible parties, their decision rights, and stakeholders including vendors, customers, and regulators ahead of incidents.
ADVICE

Practice Coordination With External Stakeholders

  • Invest in coordination and communication across teams and external partners as a core preparedness activity.
  • Rauschecker recommends pre-defining roles and how vendors, government agencies, and others will interact during an incident.
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