Security News > 2021 > January > Biden said to be assembling cyber dream team to sort out US govt computer security

President Biden is preparing to assemble a crack US government cybersecurity team, and has pledged $10bn in funding to shore up the defenses of Uncle Sam's computer networks.

Former NSA and National Security Council official Jen Easterly will reportedly be put forward as National Cyber Director, a role that will oversee the federal government's cybersecurity activities.

Former assistant secretary for cyber policy at Homeland Security Rob Silvers is expected to be put forward as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which advises the public and private sector on computer security.

Eric Goldstein, another former Homeland Security official, is expected to be tapped for the executive assistant director of CISA's Cyber Division.

Who's down with NCD? The NCD will "Serve as the principal advisor to the President on cybersecurity policy and strategy" and be the point man in the US government for all things cyber, including offering "Advice and consultation to the National Security Council and its staff, the Homeland Security Council and its staff, and relevant Federal departments and agencies."

The vast majority of funding will go to CISA and the General Services Administration: $9bn for new cybersecurity services split between them; $200m will go to hiring tech experts for the US Digital Service; $300m to funding new GSA programs; and $690m to CISA for better security monitoring and incident response.

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