{"id":31914,"date":"2021-02-22T16:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T00:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=31914"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:24:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T00:24:28","slug":"dhs-taking-steps-on-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=31914","title":{"rendered":"DHS taking steps on cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday announced a range of steps it will take to bolster the nation\u2019s cybersecurity posture, including increasing funding for key cybersecurity issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCybersecurity is more important than ever, and we will build on the Department\u2019s excellent work as we transform our whole-of-government approach to tackle the challenge we face as a nation,\u201d DHS Secretary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ezrpjvdlqrrfcvcrftbqqfppqdfwrdrkkhqlvzwrrrsyry_yqfskkqlqnsgsfmqkfsb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ezrpjvdlqrrfcvcrftbqqfppqdfwrdrkkhqlvzwrrrsyry_yqfskkqlqnsgsfmqkfsb.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614122142148000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJKK8u7Uq1d4cpuJk51BdKFkbCeQ\">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a>\u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its focus on cybersecurity, DHS announced Monday that Mayorkas would increase cybersecurity spending through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant awards. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will also evaluate what other resources it needs to protect the nation\u2019s critical infrastructure against cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p>Key House lawmakers applauded the move by DHS to prioritize cybersecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)&#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":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31914","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=31914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31915,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31914\/revisions\/31915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}