Jen Easterly
Let’s Coordinate Before We Raise Another Billion Dollars
The conversation around open source cybersecurity is rapidly shifting from raising awareness to managing an explosion of fragmented solutions. Jen Easterly’s proposal for a billion-dollar public-interest fund highlights the undeniable reality that ...
CISA Credentials, Sensitive Data Exposed in GitHub Repository
An outside contract for CISA created a GitHub repository that exposed sensitive information, including the cybersecurity agency's credentials, passwords, and secrets from November until this month when it was taken offline, according ...
The Treatment Was Successful. Unfortunately the Patient Died
Explore the debate between "Cyber Nirvana" and the "Vulnpocalypse" as AI tools like Anthropic’s Mythos threaten to collapse the traditional security model in a "supernova" event ...
Feds Take Their Ball and Go Home From RSAC Conference
Read Alan's sharp critique of federal cyber agencies withdrawing from RSAC over leadership politics—and why sidelining collaboration hurts the entire cybersecurity community ...
RSAC Stands Tall Appointing a True Leader, Jen Easterly as CEO
RSAC just made a power move. With Jen Easterly stepping in as CEO, the cybersecurity industry’s front porch gets real leadership, real credibility, and real intent—writes Alan ...
Ex-CISA Head Easterly: Rescinded West Point Post Victim of ‘Manufactured Outrage’
Jen Easterly, a West Point graduate who led CISA during the Biden Administration, had her appointment to head a department at the academy rescinded after a complaint by Laura Loomer, a right-wing ...
Public Support Emerges for Chris Krebs, SentinelOne After Trump Memo
The cybersecurity industry has been conspicuously quiet after President Trump targeted ex-CISA director Chris Krebs and SentinelOne for retribution. However, some voices have risen above the silence to urge support and the ...
CISA Director Easterly to Leave When Trump Assumes Presidency
Jen Easterly, who took over as CISA director in 2021, will step down in January when Donald Trump takes over as president, creating an uncertain future for the critical cybersecurity agency and ...
