New national cyber director faces packed to-do list

Cybersecurity experts say Sean Cairncross faces a litany of key tasks as the White House’s new national cyber director, including championing the reauthorization of a key information sharing law and grappling with China-linked hacks into U.S. critical infrastructure networks.

The Senate voted 59-35 to confirm Cairncross’s nomination on Saturday. He’s now the third Senate-confirmed national cyber director since Congress established the position in 2021.

“As the cyber strategic environment continues to evolve, we must ensure our policy efforts and capabilities deliver results for our national security and the American people,” Cairncross said in a statement provided by the White House after the Senate voted to confirm him. “The United States must dominate the cyber domain through strong collaboration across departments and agencies, as well as private industry. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will enter a new era of effective cybersecurity policy.”

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