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Yesterday, federal officials discussed which cybersecurity policies should take highest priority. Two suggestions involved mandatory incident reporting and addressing the semiconductor chip shortage.
A Department of Homeland Security official suggested the department lacked critical data about ransomware attacks targeting the private sector and government agencies.
A Senate panel voted to advance three Department of Homeland Security nominees, overcoming some Republican concerns over President Joe Biden’s pick for deputy secretary.
By Justin Katz Apr 14, 2021 President Joe Biden will nominate John “Chris” Inglis, the former deputy director of the National Security Agency, to become the first national cyber director, according to a statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Sullivan also said the White House will nominate Jen Easterly, a veteran intelligence official, to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Inglis had a hand in establishing the new White House cyber position as a member of the congressional Cyberspace Solarium Commission that recommended its inclusion into the most ...
Dive Brief: President Joe Biden nominated Jen Easterly as the director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Monday, according to confirmation from White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Easterly is a managing director at Morgan Stanley and is head of Firm Resilience and the Fusion Resilience Center. She previously served as the global head of its Cybersecurity Fusion Center. Reported frontrunner to the CISA director role, Rob Silvers, was named as the undersecretary for policy within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Between 2016 and 2017, Si...