The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.

The administration also released an executive order on cybercrime and fraud.

His nearly five-year tenure had recently been marked by turmoil.

Brett Leatherman is running the bureau's most public cyber campaign yet, pushing basic security hygiene while quietly preparing industry for stepped-up Chinese threats.

The move follows a story about criticisms of CISA’s performance during the first year of the Trump administration, with Madhu Gottumukkala’s leadership a point of contention.

The agency lost a third of its people in a year. Now industry and lawmakers on both sides say it's unprepared for a potential crisis.

Dr. Wanda Jones Heath | Principal Cyber Advisor | Dept. of Air Force

Anne Marie Schumann | Principal Cyber Advisor | Dept. of the Navy

Alexandra Seymour also talked about cyber workforce goals, including emulating Israel’s Unit 8200.

The House Homeland Security Committee grilled Madhu Gottumukkala, the acting director of the agency, over cutbacks both broad and specific.