Biden makes nominations for top cyber posts - source

U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Chris Inglis to be the National Cyber Director and Jen Easterly to be director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to a source familiar with the situation. Both previously worked at the National Security Agency in senior positions.

U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Chris Inglis to be the National Cyber Director and Jen Easterly to be director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to a source familiar with the situation. The U.S. government is engaged in a sweeping cyberattack response effort, following a December disclosure that nine federal agencies were hacked by a Russian spy group.

Easterly and Inglis are experienced cybersecurity experts with decades of services in government. Both previously worked at the National Security Agency in senior positions.