“Now is the time for many of my Republican colleagues to speak out,” Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., told CyberScoop.

Ware said he's looking to start a technology company.

It’s the latest sign that federal officials are warming to white-hat hackers from various walks of life.

“I just want you to know that we have stepped up our protections of HHS and CDC," Bryan Ware told industry representatives Friday.

Bryan S. Ware, the new top cyber-focused official at DHS, laid out the threat sharing challenge before him.

Pending White House approval, CISA’s cybersecurity division will have a replacement for the departing Jeanette Manfra.