Brandon Wales
Brandon Wales | |
|---|---|
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| Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | |
Acting | |
| In office November 18, 2020 – July 13, 2021 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Chris Krebs |
| Succeeded by | Jen Easterly |
| Personal details | |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Brandon D. Wales is an American national security official who served as the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Wales assumed office after President Donald Trump fired Chris Krebs, and previously served as first executive director of the agency.[1][2][3]
Education
[edit]Wales earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University and a Master of Arts degree from Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.[4]
Career
[edit]After serving as a national security advisor to Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, he joined the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2005, managing the Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center. From August 2017 to January 2019, he served as a senior counselor to then-Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "After Krebs' dismissal, DHS's cyber agency is led by career official Brandon Wales. For now". CyberScoop. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Career official Brandon Wales replaces Chris Krebs as acting head of DHS CISA". G2Xchange FedCiv. November 19, 2020. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Marks, Joseph. "Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Fears grow about White House interference at CISA after Krebs's ouster". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Brandon Wales | CISA". www.cisa.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "'Absolute right guy for the job': New cyber chief takes reins amid the chaos". POLITICO. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Weston, Christopher (November 18, 2020). "CISA: Who is Brandon Wales? First Executive Director's career explored". HITC. Retrieved November 20, 2020.