On April 15, the National Protection and Programs Directorate ("NPPD")—a division of DHS—released written testimony for the Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding the NPPD's ongoing efforts to secure the nation's cyber-infrastructure. The testimony covered (i) EINSTEIN 3 Accelerated, which is a perimeter defense tool installed at certain ISPs to detect and block known cyber threats from affecting federal civilian personnel; (ii) risk assessments for critical infrastructure entities; and (iii) the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center's efforts to share information and coordinate responses to cyber incidents.
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