John “Chris” Inglis is nominated to become the nation’s first national cyber director. Jen Easterly has been asked to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. A formal vote to confirm the two has not been scheduled as of now. The nominees face numerous questions from senators during their confirmation hearing on Thursday. They are expected to tackle a range of cybersecurity issues as well as concerns that the federal government’s infrastructure needs to be updated and modernized to counter threats such as ransomware and hacking campaigns.”]
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