US EditionNoem talks cybersecurity in California
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered a keynote on May 1, 2025, at the RSAC Conference in San Francisco focused on refocusing CISA's mission to enhance cybersecurity.
- Noem explained the core event stems from concerns over CISA’s mission drift, staffing cuts, and efforts to reduce the agency’s activities beyond traditional cybersecurity roles.
- She outlined plans for DHS to use purchasing power to require secure products, support state and local governments, and shift responsibility for cyber resilience down to local levels.
- Noem emphasized that the administration will insist on technology designed with security from the outset, refusing to cover additional costs for security features that should have been included initially in the software.
- These changes imply a return to CISA’s core defensive roles amid rising threats from Chinese hackers and aim to improve protection for critical infrastructure and small businesses nationwide.
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Noem talks cybersecurity in California
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - Thursday marks 100 days since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and 95 days since former South Dakota governor Kristi Noem was sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. In her new job, Noem has made herself the face of the Trump Administration's war on illegal immigration, but that's not all she's focused on. Illegal immigration has been a main focal point for Secretary Noem during …
DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to ‘core mission’
SAN FRANCISCO — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem outlined her plans Tuesday to refocus the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on protecting critical infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated threats — particularly from China — while distancing the agency from what she characterized as mission drift under previous leadership. Speaking at the 2025 RSAC Conference, Noem provided the most detailed vision yet of how t…
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