NCD Cairncross prioritizes reauthorizing CISA 2015, streamlining regulations

National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross emphasized the need to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and efforts to streamline federal regulations, in his first speech since confirmation in August at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit.

Cairncross said he is “actively working” with Capitol Hill on reauthorizing CISA 2015, which is set to expire in Sept. 30. House Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) introduced in September a bill to reauthorize CISA 2015 with changes, while Senate Homeland Security ranking...