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Krebs, Alperovitch Recommend Greater Role For CISA In Protecting Civilian Networks

Krebs, Alperovitch Recommend Greater Role For CISA In Protecting Civilian Networks
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Congress should give the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) more responsibility for protecting information and data networks of federal civilian agencies, many of which don’t have the resources to adequately do it themselves, cyber security experts told a House panel on Wednesday. Christopher Krebs, who was the most recent Senate-confirmed director of CISA until his ouster by then-President Donald Trump in December, said strengthening CISA’s role in overseeing federal network security would provide “increased visibility through centrally managed services.”…

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