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Brandon Wales

Brandon Wales, then-Acting Director Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency at U.S. Department of Homeland Security speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing May 11, 2021 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty Images)

Brandon Wales reflects on 20 years of cyber as he leaves CISA

SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop.
Brandon Wales of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on May 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Ivanti-linked breach of CISA potentially affected more than 100,000 individuals

A senior CISA official shared details with CyberScoop regarding the incident after the agency notified Congress about it on Friday.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 11: Brandon Wales, Acting Director Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency at U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Ryan Higgins, Chief Information Security Officer at U.S. Department of Commerce, are sworn in at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing (Photo by Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty Images)

Colonial Pipeline didn’t tell CISA about ransomware incident, highlighting questions about information sharing

It wasn't the only incident on lawmakers' minds where they thought information sharing fell short.
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