CISA Director Highlights US Efforts to Protect Against Chinese Cyber Threats

CISA is the U.S. government’s leading agency for protecting the country from cybersecurity threats. The acting director specified threats posed by China.

A hacker uses his computer in Dongguan, China's southern Guangdong Province, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) testified to Congress on May 8 about efforts to counter cyberattacks by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the United States.

Bridget Bean, appearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, was asked by lawmakers about hostile cyber actions by the CCP against U.S. entities. In response, Bean indicated that CISA was encouraging private sector partners to be more vigilant about the CCP.