November 16, 2018 – President Donald Trump signed the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018, which
establishes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
("CISA") at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The law reorganizes DHS' National Protection and Programs
Directorate (NPPD) into an agency that will focus on cybersecurity
threats.
With its promotion to the rank of federal agency, CISA is now on
the same level as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and the Secret Service, but still under the DHS' oversight. The
new agency is expected to improve the cybersecurity defenses across
other US federal agencies, coordinate cybersecurity programs with
states, and bolster the government's overall cybersecurity
protections.
