Cybersecurity Dive August 3, 2025
Sean Cairncross, a political veteran without significant cybersecurity experience, could turn the relatively new White House office into a major player in the administration.
The U.S. Senate late Saturday confirmed Sean Cairncross, a veteran Republican political operative with close ties to the Trump administration, to become the country’s third national cyber director, setting up a test of how tightly the president’s advisers will try to control cybersecurity policy from the White House.
Cairncross, a former chief operating officer and legal adviser at the Republican National Committee, served as the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation during Trump’s first term. He does not have significant technology or cybersecurity expertise, although he told senators during his confirmation hearing that he had helped...
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