Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the founding of its first Cyber Safety Review Board, an unprecedented initiative that brings both the private and public sectors together to fight threats to cybersecurity.
The board was created in response to President Biden's Executive Order issued last May, 14028 Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. The Board aims to protect the country's digital infrastructures and networks.
This will be done by reviewing major cyber events, one of which being the vulnerabilities discovered in the logj4 software libraries. The evaluation of logj4 is the focus of the board's first review. As the board serves as a direct path to President Biden and the DHS secretary, any concerns will be addressed and remedies will be implemented.
“DHS is establishing the Cyber Safety Review Board to thoroughly assess past events, ask the hard questions, and drive improvements across the private and public sectors,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
The review board consists of 15 members, including DHS's Under Secretary for Policy and Google’s Senior Director for Security Engineering.
After the first report is conducted in the Summer, a public version of it will be made available, with sensitive materials redacted.
