Convergence as a Strategic Security Philosophy

By Luke Bencie and Raquel Ruiz

In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act into law. The act established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which had an elevated mission to CISA’s precursor agency, the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), originally established in 2007 as a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The aim of CISA is to lead the national effort to understand, manage, a...