Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

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The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is the top federal official responsible for leading U.S. efforts to protect critical infrastructure and enhance national cybersecurity resilience.

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instanceOf executive branch position
federal government position
leadership role
appointedBy President of the United States
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
createdBy Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
hasAuthorityOver implementation of national policies for cybersecurity of critical infrastructure
operations of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
inception 2018
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C.
officeHolder Jen Easterly
officeHolderStartTime 2021
partOf Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
United States Department of Homeland Security
precededBy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate
reportsTo United States Secretary of Homeland Security
surface form: Secretary of Homeland Security
responsibleFor advising senior U.S. government officials on cybersecurity and infrastructure security risks
coordinating cybersecurity efforts across federal civilian agencies
coordinating with international partners on cybersecurity and infrastructure security issues
coordinating with the private sector on cyber threat information sharing
developing and promoting cybersecurity training and awareness programs
developing national cybersecurity risk management strategies for critical infrastructure
enhancing national cybersecurity resilience
leading response to significant cyber incidents affecting U.S. critical infrastructure
overseeing cybersecurity information sharing with critical infrastructure partners
overseeing efforts to protect industrial control systems and operational technology
overseeing national efforts to mitigate cyber risks to elections infrastructure
overseeing national efforts to secure critical infrastructure sectors
overseeing programs to secure federal civilian executive branch networks
protecting U.S. critical infrastructure from cyber threats
providing cybersecurity guidance and best practices to public and private entities
supporting cybersecurity of private sector critical infrastructure owners and operators
supporting cybersecurity of state and local governments
supporting incident response and recovery for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure
sectoralScope communications sector
critical manufacturing sector
emergency services sector
energy sector
financial services sector
government facilities sector
healthcare and public health sector
information technology sector
other U.S. critical infrastructure sectors as defined by federal policy
transportation systems sector
water and wastewater systems sector

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Public Law 115-278 assignsHeadTitle Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
National Cybersecurity Protection System administeredBy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
this entity surface form: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency precededBy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate