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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Keynote Address at Black Hat USA

On August 5, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke at Black Hat USA.

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Secretary Mayorkas Outlines His Vision for Cybersecurity Resilience

On March 31, Secretary Mayorkas outlined his vision and roadmap for the Department’s cybersecurity efforts in a virtual address hosted by RSA Conference, in partnership with Hampton University and the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at the 2nd Annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition

On February 25, 2021, Secretary Mayorkas spoke at the final round of the 2nd Annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Challenge.

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DHS Announces Funding Opportunity for $1.87 Billion in Preparedness Grants

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the release of the funding notice for eight different types of preparedness grants worth nearly $1.87 billion. Together, these programs provide more than $1.8 billion in critical funding to assist our state and local partners in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters.

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DHS Announces Steps to Advance President’s Commitment to Elevate Cybersecurity

Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the many ways the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will carry out President Biden’s vision to elevate cybersecurity across the government.  DHS will lead efforts to mitigate risks to the United States, further strengthen its partnerships with the private sector, and expand its investment in the infrastructure and people required to defend against malicious cyber attacks as part of a whole-of-government effort.

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News Release: DHS S&T Awards $5.6M to Improve Cybersecurity Research

DHS S&T awarded a total of $5,643,466 across seven organizations to develop new tools to arm researchers with the latest insight and an increased collection of cybersecurity incident data to understand and counter cyber attacks.

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Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk & Resilience Policy

The Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy (CIRR) leads the development of cybersecurity, technology, and infrastructure policy and strategy for the Department.

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Written testimony of NPPD for a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing titled “Cybersecurity: Enhancing Coordination to Protect the Financial Sector”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity Dr. Phyllis Schneck addresses how DHS helps secure cyber infrastructure and responds to the persistent and emerging cyber threats to the U.S. homeland.