POLITICO sat down with Krebs the day after a hearing on H.R. 1, House Democrats’ leading vehicle for election security provisions.
Chris Krebs is arguably the nation’s top cybersecurity official. Now that the White House no longer has a cybersecurity coordinator, the head of the newly minted DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has the broadest mandate in the government when it comes to safeguarding federal networks. His agency is also tasked with leading the government defense of most critical infrastructure, sharing threat intelligence with the private sector and securing elections.
POLITICO sat down with Krebs last week, the day after a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on H.R. 1, House Democrats’ leading vehicle for election security provisions. In the first part of a two-part Q&A, Krebs focuses on DHS election security efforts. POLITICO Pro Cybersecurity already published other elements of the interview here and here.
This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
You talked at the hearing about election security as a priority.
As we came out of the shutdown, we were able to take a strategic pause…
