By Kemba Walden, Acting National Cyber Director October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and I’d like to reflect on our collective responsibility to defend our country, serve our communities, and protect our families. Digital technologies today touch nearly every aspect of our lives. In less than a generation, technology has transformed just about everything including how…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Accomplishes Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint
Cybersecurity becomes more essential to our economy and our critical infrastructure – like financial institutions, personal data, and even our elections – everyday. As the demand for cybersecurity workers grows to meet these threats, the President is committed to seeing a more inclusive, robust, and skilled workforce to protect our personal and national interests. On…
Readout of White House Multifactor Authentication Modernization Symposium
Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), the National Security Council (NSC), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly hosted a Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Modernization Symposium. The event brought together leaders from industry and government to discuss how the Federal government can support and…
Fact Sheet: Office of the National Cyber Director Requests Public Comment on Open-Source Software Security and Memory Safe Programming Languages
Request for Information Today, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is announcing a Request For Information (RFI) on open source software…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy
Read the full strategy here Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Cybersecurity Strategy to secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem for all Americans. In this decisive decade, the United States will reimagine cyberspace as a tool to achieve our goals in a way that reflects our values: economic security…
April is Supply Chain Integrity Month
By Devin Lynch, DirectorSupply-Chain and Technology Security Since 2019, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Defense, and other Government and industry partners have identified April as Supply Chain Integrity Month. In so doing,…
Readout of Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden’s Travel to Northern Ireland
From April 17-21, Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden traveled to Belfast, Northern Ireland to participate in the United Kingdom government’s cybersecurity event, CYBERUK. Acting Director Walden delivered the keynote address for the conference’s opening panel: Divided We Fall: Global Cooperation to Secure an Open and Resilient Digital Future. Walden also met with representatives from…
National Cybersecurity Strategy Launch Remarks, Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden
Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden provides remarks at the launch of the President’s National Cybersecurity Strategy ACTING NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR KEMBA WALDEN REMARKSNCS Launch EventMarch 2, 2023Center for Strategic and International Studies I want to start by thanking Jim. I’m grateful to you and to CSIS for giving me the opportunity to speak to…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Holds Workforce Hub Convenings in Augusta and Pittsburgh, Announces Commitments to Expand Pathways into Good-Paying Jobs
Employers, unions, and other collaborators will create thousands of jobs, expand Registered Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships, and increase recruitment from underserved communities On Wednesday, First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Augusta and Pittsburgh for Workforce Hub convenings in each city, announcing commitments to equitable workforce development from dozens of Hub collaborators. In May, the Biden-Harris…
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica at the White House today to expand the partnership between the United States and Costa Rica. During the meeting, the leaders committed to drive inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth in the region through the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Within this context,…
