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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, then-CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit – Day 2 at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 24, in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

National cyber director says U.S. needs to counter Chinese surveillance, push American tech

Sean Cairncross, in remarks at a summit, also said the United States needs to send a stronger message that Chinese cyberattacks are unwelcome.
Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., (L), accompanied by Ranking Member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. (R), speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Cyber threat information law hurtles toward expiration, with poor prospects for renewal

Short-term and long-term extensions alike for the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act have fallen by the wayside despite industry and Trump administration advocacy.
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National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, then-CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit – Day 2 at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 24, in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

New National Cyber Director Cairncross faces challenges on policy, bureaucracy, threats

It’s a “pivotal” moment for Sean Cairncross, fresh off his Senate confirmation in a changing federal cyber landscape.
Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

Plankey vows to boot China from U.S. supply chain, advocate for CISA budget

But Trump’s pick to lead CISA sidestepped questions about alleged past or future election manipulation claims.
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