The Senate confirmed Chris Inglis as the first White House cybersecurity director on Thursday, on the heels of President Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sharp concerns over a recent spate of cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure.
President Vladimir Putin and sharp concerns over a recent spate of cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure. The Senate confirmed Inglis through a unanimous consent vote, with no lawmakers objecting.
Biden signed an executive order last month to bolster cyberdefenses and has been under pressure to respond in kind to cyberattacks, especially those linked to Russia, China, North Korea or Iran. On Wednesday, Biden said she gave Putin a list of 16 critical infrastructure entities that are"off-limits" to cyber attack.
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