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Quick Hits *** The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security announced several senior appointments on Monday. Nitin Natarajan is the agency's new deputy director. Eric Goldstein will serve as CISA's executive assistant director for cybersecurity. Dr. David Mussington was tapped to serve as executive assistant director for infrastructure security. Goldstein was a member of the agency review team that managed the CISA transition for the Biden administration and served at CISA's predecessor agency, the National Protection and Programs Directorate...

Hillicon Valley: Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO | Officials applaud confirmation of Mayorkas as DHS secretary | Uber to purchase alcohol delivery service Drizly Maggie Miller,Chris Mills Rodrigo and Rebecca Klar © Getty Hillicon Valley: Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO | Officials applaud confirmation of Mayorkas as DHS secretary | Uber to purchase alcohol delivery service Drizly Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill's newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don't already, be sure to sign up for ...

By Maggie Miller - 02/02/21 06:00 AM EST   Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cyber chief Suzanne Spaulding, a key official involved in the response to Russian interference efforts in 2016, is pushing hard for more to be done to combat disinformation and promote civics education as the nation reels from the fallout of the recent election. “When I came out of DHS at noon on Jan. 20, 2017, I came off of a year in which I had spent a ton of time looking at election security,” Spaulding, the former director of the predecessor group to DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se...

Biden poised to pick Obama-era security veterans for 3 top cyber roles The leading candidates for the cyber positions have been described as well prepared to confront an ongoing cyber espionage crisis and other digital security challenges. President Joe Biden is expected to pick three Obama administration veterans for key roles on the National Security Council and at DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated: Link Copied President Joe Biden is expected to appoint former officials with extensive cyber policy experience to three crucial posi...

Biden Nominates National Security Council Team, Many From Obama Era With only two weeks until Inauguration Day, President-elect Joe Biden on Friday revealed 21 appointments to his new National Security Council (NSC) team, calling the members “diverse and experienced.” Many of the appointees worked under the Obama administration, with some in the White House and some in the Obama NSC. “The National Security Council plays a critical role in keeping our nation safe and secure. These crisis-tested, deeply experienced public servants will work tirelessly to protect the American people and...