On Tuesday, key members of Congress and other cybernetics-focused officials applauded Senate confirmation Alejandro Mayorkas
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He The Senate confirmed Mayorkas by a 56-43 vote Tuesday after a major Republican push for immigration concerns, but garnered significant bipartisan praise for his career in cybersecurity, including the experience of serving as DHS’s deputy secretary during the administration Obama.
“Mr. Mayorkas is an experienced DHS veteran with bipartisan support who has the experience and background we need right now, “said the chairman of the House National Security Committee. Bennie Thompson
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One of the key issues Mayorkas will face immediately is facing the consequences of hacking SolarWinds software by Russian agents, with much of the federal government, including DHS, committed to up to 18,000 national and international groups.
The hacking, first discovered in December, lasted more than a year and has been cited as one of the largest cyber incidents in U.S. history. The attack may be even worse than previously feared, with Reuters reports On Tuesday, Chinese hackers added malicious code separately to SolarWinds software, with at least one component of the Department of Agriculture committed.
Member of the ranking of the National Security Committee of the House John Katko
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“Our national security, economic security and our lifestyle continue to be threatened in an unprecedented way by very sophisticated opponents,” Katko said in a statement. “After one of the most dangerous cyberattacks our nation has ever seen, I would urge Secretary Mayorkas to work with Congress, through party lines, to close the troubling loopholes in our nation’s cybersecurity stance.”
In the Senate, key leaders involved in the Mayorkas candidacy hearing also cited the need to respond to the rape by praising Mayorkas ’confirmation.
“Mr. Mayorkas is a proven leader and has the experience of protecting the American people from harm, “said the chairman of the Senate National Security and Government Affairs Committee. Gary Peters
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His. Maggie Hassan
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“Between domestic and foreign terrorist threats and the violation of cybersecurity SolarWinds, it is crucial that we have someone who heads the Department with experience and resolves to address these challenges and more,” Hassan said in a statement. “Secretary Mayorkas’ previous leadership experience and his understanding of a number of threats to national security will serve him in this position.”
Mayorkas himself has pledged to make cybersecurity a key priority as secretary. DHS includes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the key federal agency responsible for protecting critical infrastructure, including elections.
President Biden has not yet formally announced his election to lead CISA, which has been without Senate-confirmed leadership ever since. President Trump
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“I can assure you that the cybersecurity of our nation will be one of my top priorities because I agree with you that the threat is real and the threat is every day and we need to do a better job of what we are doing. now, ”Mayorkas said during his candidacy hearing before the Senate National Security and Government Affairs Committee last month.
Mayorkas also has the support of cybersecurity officials Political reports in December, more than three dozen former bipartisan federal cyber leaders had signed a letter urging the Senate national security panel to quickly confirm Mayorkas.
“Well known and respected throughout the cyber community, Mr. Mayorkas possesses the intelligence, integrity, and skills to take the lead and protect the assets of our homeland (physical and cybernetic in nature) on the first day,” wrote the group leaders, including former CISA deputy director Matthew Travis, and General Keith Alexander, former head of the U.S. National Security Agency and Cyber Command.
Suzanne Spaulding, the former director of CISA’s predecessor agency, also signed the letter and he said on the hill last week he hoped Mayorkas would be quickly confirmed to give DHS leadership that it needs to address cybersecurity issues.
“Really … I urge the Senate to move quickly to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas, with whom I worked closely when I was at DHS and who will be a fantastic secretary … that’s of great importance,” Spaulding said. “DHS men and women will continue to do what they can do, but there are limits to what they can do without Senate-confirmed leadership.”