Sean Plankey selected as CISA director by President Trump

Date:
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:35:33 +0000

Description:
Plankey also held positions in cyber during the first Trump first administration.

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- President Trump picks Sean Plankey as CISA director
- Plankey also served as part of Trump's previous administration
- CISA faces potential turbulence under Trump

President Trump has announced Sean Plankey as his pick for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director in Sean Plankey.

Plankeys nomination will be heard before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and if confirmed, he will head up the agency following some potentially interesting directional changes. This follows the news that the
US is set to pause cyber-offensive operations against Russia , despite CISA reaffirming its commitment to defending against all cyber-threats, including from Russia.

Prior to the 2024 election, Plankey predicted a second Trump presidency would bring more pointed measures at [our] adversaries, anticipating a landscape
with more delineation between competitive nations versus adversarial ones.

A supportive President?

Considering President Trumps appointment of some pretty controversial cabinet members, Plankey does seem a more balanced pick, as he hold qualifications
for the role. This includes experience as weapons and tactics branch chief
at US Cyber Command, and global head of cybersecurity software for Indigo
Vault - a post-quantum encryption document protection platform.

Industry professionals like Brian Harrell have previously praised Plankeys appointment, calling him a straight shooter who will refocus CISA towards
risk reduction and protection against adversaries.

In the first Trump administration, Plankey served as Principle Deputy
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy, Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).

President Trump created CISA in 2018 with the aim of protecting government agencies and US infrastructure from cyberattacks and digital threats. Trump
was definitely supportive of cybersecurity issues, in his previous administration, Plankey confirmed, so the partnership is certainly well established.

For all the misinformation and disinformation on President Trumps goals, our cybersecurity positions are not radical, Plankey said before the election.

Use cyberspace operations strategically and tactically to achieve U.S.
national security goals. This is how you effectively protect the interests of America and if this is radical then the disinformation campaign has won."

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/sean-plankey-selected-as-cisa-director- by-president-trump

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