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NSA Standing Up New Cybersecurity Directorate

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019

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NSA Standing Up New Cybersecurity Directorate

NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland

The National Security Agency said Tuesday it is standing up a new cyber security office aimed at consolidating intelligence and cyber defense mission efforts, as well as preventing digital threats to the defense industrial base. The Cybersecurity Directorate will be led by Anne Neuberger, who served as the NSA’s first chief risk officer, and is set to reach initial operational capability on Oct. 1. “This new approach to cyber security will better position NSA to collaborate with key partners across…

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