US Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem Details Cyber Strategy

'Making America Safe Again Through Cyberdefense' Is Focus of Her RSAC Speech Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • April 30, 2025

The Trump administration will continue to work with international partners to combat cybercrime, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Tuesday during a keynote speech at the RSAC Conference in San Francisco.

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"Cybersecurity is national security," she told the audience. The administration's first 100 days - which also fell on Tuesday - saw funding and headcount cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a DHS component. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on April 9 ordering a review into former Chris Krebs, the CISA head who during the first Trump ...