US Cyber Chief Trying to Get Americans to Trust Her, and Election
As head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the former Army officer is seeking to convince millions of Americans that the electoral system is more secure than ever.
Jen Easterly delivers a speech atthe Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum on Feb 7.
Photographer: Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu/Getty Image
As director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly helps protect election infrastructure from hacks, violence and bad faith claims intended to stoke mistrust.
The most challenging part of her job, however, is likely to begin after Tuesday, when Easterly may have to convince a doubtful and divided electorate that the outcome of the vote was legitimate. A similar claim got her predecessor Chris Krebs fired after the 2020 election, and, he has said, resulted in death threats.