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Thorough reorganization at NSA will create five 'mission centers,' including cyber and AI

NSA is reorganizing into five mission centers covering China, cybersecurity, AI, combat support and global intelligence, with full capability targeted by January.

NSA Director Gen. Joshua Rudd announced a sweeping reorganization replacing existing directorates with five mission centers focused on China, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, combat support, and global intelligence. A 30-day implementation clock has started, and the centers are expected to reach full operational capability by January. Officials acknowledge the rapid realignment will 'break things' in the agency's bureaucracy; this is the largest restructuring since the NSA21 effort roughly a decade ago, which was widely viewed as a failure.

The Record · 3d agoPolicy & legal

Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board

Amazon elected cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia, founder of Mandiant, to its board of directors on September 8.

Amazon appointed Kevin Mandia to its board, citing the need for cybersecurity expertise as AI-era risks evolve. Mandia founded and led Mandiant, which was acquired by Google in 2022 and folded into Google Cloud, and currently runs security firm Armadin as CEO while serving as general partner at Ballistic Ventures. He previously worked as a computer security officer at the Pentagon and as an Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent, and served on NSTAC and CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

SecurityWeek · 6d agoIndustry1