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State Coordinators Would Be Appointed by CISA Ishita Chigilli Palli (Ishita_CP) • June 30, 2020 From left to right: Senators Maggie Hassan, John Cornyn, Gary Peters and Rob Portman have sponsored an amendment to fund state cybersecurity coordinators.A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced an amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that would provide funding for a cybersecurity coordinator in every state.
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Under the amendment, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, would appoint the state cybersecurity coordinators, who would help respond to the increasing number of cyberthreats targeting local entities, such as municipalities and school districts.
Meanwhile in the House, the bipartisan National Cyber Director Act, introduced June 25, calls for restoring the cybersecurity director position within the White House, which was eliminated by the Trump administration. Similar legislation introduced earlier failed to advance.
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommended the creation of a national cyber director in its ..
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