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Megan Stifel (L) and Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden (R) at a Ransomware Task Force event in Washington. (Photo courtesy of the Institute for Security and Technology)

White House plan to implement cyber strategy includes ambitious digital education effort

The strategy roll out will focus on educating Americans on digital risks and expanding the cyber workforce.

May 16, 2023 By Christian Vasquez

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US cybersecurity officials step up push for companies to adopt secure by design practices

Efforts at CISA and the Department of Energy are both meant to encourage the practice of building in better security protections.

Apr 27, 2023 By Christian Vasquez

Chris Inglis, nominee to be the National Cyber Director, arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Chris Inglis to resign as national cyber director

A 30-year veteran of the NSA, Inglis has helped stand up a new office aimed to bring unity of effort to U.S. cybersecurity policy.

Dec 21, 2022 By Elias Groll

The BCool battery-free connected thermometer is demonstrated during CES Unveiled ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 3, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

White House rallies industry support for Internet of Things labeling effort

Executives from consumer electronic companies along with advocates and academics joined officials from the White House and FCC the meeting.

Oct 19, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley Tonya Riley

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: White House National Cyber Director Chris Inglis speaks at the Council of Foreign Relations on April 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Inglis is expected to release the national cybersecurity strategy any day. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

White House cyber director defends ‘tough’ national cybersecurity strategy ahead of release

National Cyber Director Chris Inglis defended the need for a "tough" strategy that compels industry to enhance cybersecurity protocols.

Oct 17, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., spoke to reporters after a House Republican Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 21, 2021. He is a co-chair for the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Cyberspace Solarium Commission members push to advance remaining recommendations

The group is hoping to advance ideas such as a National Cybersecurity Certification and Labeling Authority and a Bureau of Cyber Statistics.

Sep 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Dec. 16, 2020. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Ex-CISA chief Krebs advocates for standalone cyber agency. Experts say that’s impractical.

Former cybersecurity officials said CISA would be less effective if it lost the clout that it gets from being housed inside DHS.

Aug 12, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Jen Easterly (L), director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, the National Cyber Director, testify during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

‘Shields Up’: the new normal in cyberspace

The director of CISA and the national cyber director co-wrote this op-ed on what comes next for "Shields Up."

Jun 6, 2022 By Jen Easterly Chris Inglis

National Cyber Director Chris Inglis listens at a hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in November. Inglis has hired a former Microsoft executive and a CIA official to bolster his office’s resources. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Office of the National Cyber Director hires Microsoft exec, CIA official

The Office of the National Cyber Director has hired several new staffers to strengthen its ability to fight significant hacks and coordinate how the U.S. responds to…

May 10, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley