Federal cybersecurity chief lays out strategic plan for agency in talk at Auburn University

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs laid out the agency’s five principles for defending today’s cyber infrastructure and securing the cyber tools of tomorrow during a talk at Auburn University on Thursday.

As the first director of CISA, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, Krebs described the agency as the nation’s risk advisor in critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity and physical security. He also outlined efforts to ensure the agency’s vision of establishing a secure and resilient infrastructure for the American people.