Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly appointed cybersecurity journalist Nicole Perloth and Jeff Moss, a prominent leader in the hacker community, to a Cybersecurity Advisory Committee that is otherwise dominated by industry representatives.
“We’re at a pivotal moment in our history—one that demands we think anew about ensuring the security and resilience of our digital infrastructure in the face of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. That’s why I couldn’t be more pleased that some of our nation’s best thinkers have agreed to join our Cybersecurity Advisory Committee,” Easterly said in a press release Wednesday. “I look forward to partnering with these distinguished leaders from across industry, academia, and government to tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time.”
In addition to Perloth and Moss, the committee includes Suzanne Spaulding, senior advisor for homeland security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the former head of the directorate that became CISA; Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, Texas; Alicia Tate-Nadeau, director of Illinois’ Emergency Management Agency; and three…
