The United States has nearly 500,000 open jobs for cybersecurity across the country, according to CyberSeek, a job tracking database from the Commerce Department. Within the federal government, the Department of Homeland Security has hundreds of open positions just on its own and has created a new Cybersecurity Talent Management System. Ari Schwartz, managing director […]
Recent high-profile cybersecurity attacks show that both the public and private sectors are at risk. The Biden administration has a new plan for a “whole-of-nation” effort to address cyber threats. The White House says nearly half a million cybersecurity jobs in both the public and private sectors remain vacant. Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity […]
The Biden administration could offer bounties of up to $10 million to people who identify ransomware perpetrators. It’s also looking at how it might hack back at the bad guys. Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity services at Venable, former special assistant to the president and former senior director for cybersecurity at the White House, […]
Deadlines are approaching for agencies to comply with provisions in the White House executive order on cyber. Those deadlines could cause heartburn for agencies that don’t make them. Ari Schwartz, Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services at Venable, said agencies have started putting measures into place, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department […]
The latest coronavirus relief bill includes about $650 million for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Some of that money will go toward helping the federal government recover from major cyber breaches. Ari Schwartz, Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services at Venable, said major areas he thinks this money will go towards at CISA are speeding […]
Ari Schwartz, Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services at Venable, discusses takeaways from the names selected so far for the Biden administration’s cyber team
Ari Schwartz, Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services at Venable, provides updates on what the role and authority of the national cybersecurity director would be
