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Jeff Greene and Trent Frazier will probably be in command of essential incident response, whereas Chris Liotta will probably be in command of supporting roles.Chris Liotta) • July 17, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency introduced Wednesday that it has formally appointed new leaders to its cybersecurity division and key stakeholder engagement roles to assist ongoing efforts to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses and foster public-private partnerships.
Jeff Greene is the chief assistant director for cybersecurity who served as appearing director after Eric Goldstein retired in June. CISA has named Trent Frazier, who was beforehand appearing, as assistant director for stakeholder engagement, in line with the announcement.
Prior to becoming a member of CISA, Greene was senior director on the Aspen Institute, the place she led the worldwide cybersecurity coverage program, and beforehand served as director of cyber response and coverage on the National Security Council. CISA Director Jen Easterly mentioned in a press release that each Greene and Frazier “convey a wealth of experience and expertise to those essential roles.”
“I’m grateful for his or her continued service to the nation,” Easterly mentioned. “CISA’s work to mitigate dangers to the nation has by no means been extra essential.”
Prior to becoming a member of CISA, Frazier labored for presidency businesses, together with in varied roles on the Department of Homeland Security, the place his work was centered partially on enhancing program administration and recruiting processes for cross-border transportation infrastructure-related initiatives, in line with the discharge.
Green additionally served as director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence on the National Institute of Standards and Technology. His profession contains a number of cyber management roles in the private and non-private sectors, together with at Symantec, the place he served as a member of NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Committee, and as a particular official on former President Barack Obama’s 2016 Commission to Strengthen National Cybersecurity.
Greene additionally serves on the House and Senate Homeland Security committees and was an adviser to the Senate Special Inquiry into Hurricane Katrina, in line with CISA.
Frazier, who started his federal profession as a Presidential Management Fellow, will play a key position in serving as a liaison between the federal authorities and the non-public sector on partnerships similar to data sharing and cybersecurity requirements. In his new position, Frazier mentioned he’ll work to “strengthen the significant work that’s the basis of CISA’s success.”