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October 1, 2025

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CISA executive director Wales to depart agency in August

By Jacob Livesay / July 24, 2024

Brandon Wales, executive director at CISA, is leaving the agency in August, capping off a nearly two-decade career at the Department of Homeland Security that has included time leading CISA in an acting capacity and managing response efforts to major cyber attacks.

“From Sunburst to the ransomware attack on Colonial pipeline to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Agency and the Department have looked to Brandon time and again for his leadership and deep expertise. With more than 20...


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