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
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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
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operations of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Jen Easterly ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2021 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate
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| reportsTo |
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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surface form:
Secretary of Homeland Security
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| responsibleFor |
advising senior U.S. government officials on cybersecurity and infrastructure security risks
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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
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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
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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National Cybersecurity Protection System
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administeredBy
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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this entity surface form:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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precededBy
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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this entity surface form:
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate