Cyber veteran Todt: It’s time to forge ahead with next-generation collaboration between government, industry

The selection of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security dovetails with the need for ongoing, even intensified, collaboration between industry and government on cybersecurity, says policy leader Kiersten Todt, who is calling for a major joint initiative that can build from the elements of CISA’s recent success on election security.

“Mayorkas is an outstanding choice to lead DHS,” Todt said in an interview with Inside Cybersecurity. “The challenges confronting the agency are layered and...