Alejandro Mayorkas (right) is the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo: DHS)
Alejandro Mayorkas, the newly confirmed secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, says his initial priorities include reviewing all available intelligence on the SolarWinds supply chain hack and scrutinizing the government s cybersecurity programs.
Mayorkas, who previously served as the deputy secretary of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, also promised to strengthen the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as well as place a greater emphasis on addressing the cyberthreats to national security. I can assure you that the cybersecurity of our nation will be one of my highest priorities because I concur with you that the threat is real and the threat is every day and we have to do a much better job than we are doing right now, Mayorkas said during his confirmation hearing last month, in response to a question from Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah.