Cybersecurity’s prominence has skyrocketed in recent months, and as focus ramps up in Congress, the executive branch and the military, that trend will only continue. Dealing with it requires a change in approach that fuses what have until now been distinct lines of operation. “Right now we’re being asked to look at potential consequences of attacks on [critical infrastructure] and prioritize…from a cyber perspective,” said Suzanne Spaulding, deputy undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Homeland Security Department. 22 AFCEA DC cybersecurity symposium in Washington, pointed out that at DHS, this idea already is under way in the form of integrated task forces for assessing risks and implementing policies.