A pair of House committees this week said they want to spend additional millions on cybersecurity by injecting funds into both the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Trade Commission. Money allocated to both CISA and FTC would be spread out over 10 years. The money is needed to ensure that the agency can fulfill its current workload, but also hire enough security professionals to take on other tasks and requirements, CISO Mike Hamilton says. The House must first pass a final version of the 2022 federal budget reconciliation bill, and that measure must then be reconciled with the Senate’s version.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/house-committees-seek-to-spend-millions-on-cybersecurity-a-17544