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DHS Set To Launch Cyber Sprints; Mayorkas Outlines Cyber Priorities

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

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DHS Set To Launch Cyber Sprints; Mayorkas Outlines Cyber Priorities

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Photo: DHS

The Department of Homeland Security is lining up six, 60-day cyber security sprints aimed at strengthening the nation’s cyber security posture with the first three set for launch in the coming months, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Wednesday. The DHS chief also outlined four medium- to long-term cyber security priorities as part of a two-track effort to bolster cyber security. In February, Mayorkas said that his vision for how DHS will lead federal civilian government efforts in cyber…

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