DHS Creates Cyber Safety Review Board

The United States Department of Homeland Security has established a Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) to investigate “significant cyber incidents.” Mandated via President Joe Biden’s May 12 2021 executive order (EO 14028) on improving the nation’s cybersecurity, the board “shall review and assess, with respect to significant cyber incidents […] affecting Federal Civilian Executive Branch Information Systems or non-Federal systems, threat activity, vulnerabilities, mitigation activities and agency responses.” The CSRB, which was chartered on September 21 2021, will only operate in an advisory capacity. Rob Silvers, the DHS’ undersecretary for strategy, policy and plans, has been selected to chair the board for two years.

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