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CISA Names First Members To New Advisory Committee

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 1st, 2021

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CISA Names First Members To New Advisory Committee

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Photo: DHS

Ahead of its first meeting next week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday announce the first 23 members of a new Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, a mix of private sector, legal, local government, and policy experts that will help provide advice and recommendations to the agency on various matters. “We’re at a pivotal moment in our history, one that demands we think anew about ensuring the security and resilience of our digital infrastructure in the face of increasingly…

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