Security News > 2021 > January > Biden to Appoint Cybersecurity Advisor to NSC – Report

President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly tapped the National Security Agency's cybersecurity director to serve in a brand-new cyber-role on his National Security Council.

Sources told Politico that Neuberger will thus be in charge of coordinating cybersecurity across the federal government's agencies and departments.

Neuberger became the NSA's first director of cybersecurity and deputy national manager in 2019, after serving as the NSA's chief risk officer for five years.

NSA's role in U.S. cybersecurity includes serving as the Office of the National Manager for systems that handle classified information or are otherwise critical to military or intelligence activities.

Giving cybersecurity a seat at the NSC table dovetails with the incoming Biden administration's stated interest in beefing up the U.S.' cybersecurity posture.

"The Biden-Harris Administration will make cybersecurity a top priority, elevating it as an imperative across the government from day one," a transition media spokesperson for the Biden transition told the outlet.

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