{"id":26862,"date":"2020-07-13T15:37:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T22:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=26862"},"modified":"2020-07-13T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T22:37:22","slug":"house-republican-introduces-bills-to-bolster-federal-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=26862","title":{"rendered":"House Republican introduces bills to bolster federal cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rep.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/jrbfczshnbbwpzpbwtvnnwffnswkbsbddmnhzqknjttst_nyqqddfyfnqdktprjjrw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/jrbfczshnbbwpzpbwtvnnwffnswkbsbddmnhzqknjttst_nyqqddfyfnqdktprjjrw.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594765699380000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHZ6WFMWcG2zgrYVqnG9sGcvc2Evg\">John Katko<\/a>\u00a0(R-N.Y.) on Monday introduced three pieces of legislation designed to improve cybersecurity at the national level, particularly within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<\/p>\n<p>The proposed bills would help bolster leadership at DHS&#8217;s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), one of the key federal agencies involved in addressing cybersecurity threats.<\/p>\n<p>The CISA Director and Assistant Directors Act would elevate the position of CISA director and give the job a five-year term, along with reclassifying assistant director positions.<\/p>\n<p>A second bill would require CISA to conduct a comprehensive review of its operations to help improve coordination and transparency, and a third would establish a talent exchange program between CISA and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Katko, who serves as ranking member of the House Homeland Security cybersecurity subcommittee, said in a statement that \u201cthe time for our nation to take cybersecurity seriously is far overdue,\u201d pointing to increased cyberattacks while the nation seeks to beat back the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, American businesses and governments, as well as individuals working from home, have experienced a significant uptick in cyberattacks,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a nation, it\u2019s clear we must do better to prepare for and respond to these attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Katko noted that all three bills were introduced following the publication of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/mqqsmzwgpccljzjcltnpplsspwlvcwckkdpgzbvpyttwn_nyqqddfyfnqdktprjjrw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/mqqsmzwgpccljzjcltnpplsspwlvcwckkdpgzbvpyttwn_nyqqddfyfnqdktprjjrw.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594765699380000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvzvhXS2DdYC7a5EggpgKqttey4w\">report in March<\/a>. The group was created by Congress and charged with laying out recommendations for defending the nation against cyber threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep.\u00a0John Katko\u00a0(R-N.Y.) on Monday introduced three&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-tech","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26863,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26862\/revisions\/26863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}