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CISA Director Jen Easterly to Leave Position in January

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CISA Director Jen Easterly to Depart as New Administration Takes Office. Jen Easterly, the current Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is set to leave her position on January 20, 2025, coinciding with the inauguration of the new Trump administration. Nitin Natarajan, CISA’s Deputy Director, will also resign. Easterly, who has led CISA since her nomination by President Biden in April 2021, is recognized for significant initiatives such as the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative and the Secure by Design Initiative, which aimed to enhance cybersecurity practices across sectors. Under her leadership, CISA also supported Ukraine against cyber threats and worked to secure U.S. election systems. The specifics of her future plans post-CISA remain unclear.