Sen. Wyden places hold on Plankey nomination for CISA director over telecom security report

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is placing a hold on the nomination of Sean Plankey to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency over an unreleased 2022 report on telecom security that he argues should be published in the wake of Salt Typhoon.

“Since July 2022, I have repeatedly urged CISA to release an important, unclassified report by independent cybersecurity experts that the Agency commissioned, titled ‘U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022.’ Congress and the American people have a right to read this...