(FixThisNation.com) – Following the Crowdstrike IT meltdown which led to global and U.S. computer systems crashing, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) announced his intention to have the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) codified.
Torres told the Hill that when such a cyber event occurs there needs to be an automatic process within the federal government that will launch an investigation into its causes. As he noted this is going to allow them to learn from their failures while also translating the lessons that have been learned into public policy.
In 2022, President Biden issued an executive order that created the Cyber Safety Review Board. The CSRB has been modeled after the National Transportation Security Board which investigates and reports on any transportation-related issues.
Torres pointed out that the widespread outages have shaken the global economy which is why he is putting forward the legislation that would help codify the review board making it impossible for future presidential administrations to abolish it. He further argued that this move would also help “bolster” CSRB helping with what the executive order was originally aiming to achieve. As he pointed out the Crowdstrike incident has clearly shown that the board needs to have a more proactive role within the country.
Torres also sent out a letter on Friday to the Department of Homeland Security calling for them to launch a joint probe into what caused the software update failure and the impact it had on civilian infrastructure within the country.
Since its creation, the CSRB has only issued three reports.
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