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Cyber

New State Dept. Directorate Prioritizing Internal Cyber Efforts

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, August 11th, 2017

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New State Dept. Directorate Prioritizing Internal Cyber Efforts

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Amid concerns the State Department is reducing its role in enforcing cyber diplomacy efforts, the department has set up a new Cyber and Technology Security (CTS) directorate to consolidate its own information technology (IT) protection efforts.The CTS directorate, officially launched May 28, falls under the purview of the department’s Diplomatic Security Service. The director of the State Dept.’s Office of Security Technology Lonnie Price is overseeing the directorate as interim director.“CTS facilitates the conduct of global diplomacy by protecting life,…

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