DHS' Kolasky casts new risk center as 'evolution' of past progress on cybersecurity

Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary Robert Kolasky said the department's new risk management center, which he is leading, will be drawing from the progress of the previous administration in addressing cyber threats with enhanced information sharing and collaboration with critical industry operators.

“For many years, DHS has worked closely with the private sector, but it has become clear that it must be a focal point for turning threat intelligence into joint action,” Kolasky told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday,...