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| Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | |
| In office July 24, 2017 – November 17, 2020* Acting: July 24, 2017 – June 15, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | George Foresman |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) |
| Education | University of Virginia (BS) George Mason University (JD) |
| *The position was known as Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs until November 15, 2018. | |
Christopher C. Krebs is the former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the United States Department of Homeland Security, serving from November 2018 until President Donald Trump terminated him on November 17, 2020.
Education
Krebs earned a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences from the University of Virginia, and a Juris Doctor from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.
Career
His career focused on cybersecurity and risk management issues: he served as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Infrastructure Protection, and later worked in the private sector as Director for Cybersecurity Policy for Microsoft.
In March 2017, he became Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security. In August 2017, he was appointed Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, and performed the duties of the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs until he was confirmed to that position on a permanent basis on June 15, 2018. In November 2018, the National Protection and Programs Directorate was replaced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Krebs remained as director of the agency.
It was reported that Krebs was being considered to serve as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security after the departure of Kevin McAleenan, although he was reported to be uninterested in the position.
On November 12, 2020, it was reported that Krebs expected to be fired from his position, in part due to his role in creating a CISA website to debunk election-related disinformation, some of which was being promoted by President Trump and his allies.
On November 17, 2020, Donald Trump claimed to fire Krebs via Tweet.
References
- Sanger, David E.; Perlroth, Nicole (November 13, 2020). "Christopher Krebs Hasn't Been Fired, Yet". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- Macias, Amanda (November 18, 2020). "Trump says DHS cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs has been terminated". CNBC. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - @realDonaldTrump (November 17, 2020). "Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Christopher C. Krebs". Department of Homeland Security. September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- Restuccia, Michelle; Hackman, Andrew (October 21, 2019). "White House Personnel Director Tells Trump Top DHS Secretary Picks Ineligible for Job". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Kanno-Youngs, Zolan; Haberman, Maggie (October 21, 2019). "Trump Running Out of Options for Homeland Security Secretary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- Geller, Eric (November 12, 2020). "Top cyber official expecting to be fired as White House frustrations hit agency protecting elections". Politico. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Bing, Christopher; Menn, Joseph; Satter, Raphael (November 12, 2020). "Exclusive: Top official on U.S. election cybersecurity tells associates he expects to be fired". Reuters. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
Media related to Christopher C. Krebs at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded byposition established | Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency November 16, 2018 - November 17, 2020 |
Succeeded byVacant |