U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

The Week Ahead for the Department of Homeland Security: October 16 – 22

Sunday, October 17    Nothing to report at this time    Monday, October 18    10:00 AM ET  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Executive Director Brandon Wales will speak at the Cyber Scoop News Group CyberWeek  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    10:10 AM ET  Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief Technology Officer Ted Okada will deliver a keynote address titled, “Algorithms, Experts, and Crowds: New Boundaries in an Age of Cyber Conflict” at AI World Government 2021  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    3:10 PM ET  Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Science Advisor for Resilience David Alexander will participate in a panel discussion titled, “Innovation Equity & AI: Technology’s Role in Inclusiveness, Resilience & Equality in the COVID Era” at AI World Government 2021   Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS     Tuesday, October 19    8:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM ET  Transportation Security Administration Supervisory Transportation Security Inspector Brian Weyhe, of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, will speak at the Aviation Council of Alabama Annual Conference in Gulf Shores, AL  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    9:00 AM ET  CISA Director Jen Easterly will participate in a panel discussion about public-private partnerships at the Auburn University McCrary Institute: Next-Generation Cyber Public/Private Partnerships   Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    9:00 AM ET  S&T Senior Advisor for Social Behavioral and Economic Science Richard Legault will participate in a panel discussion titled, “Community Preparedness and Response” at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit  Media can register by emailing press@eradicatehatesummit.com   OPEN PRESS     10:30 AM ET  CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales will discuss recent cyber attacks in a fireside chat at the Bloomberg Policy Blueprint Global Conference  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    12:00 PM ET   Secretary Mayorkas will deliver a keynote address at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit  Media can register by emailing press@eradicatehatesummit.com   OPEN PRESS     1:00 PM ET  Secretary Mayorkas will deliver the opening keynote address for the third day of CISA’s 4th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS     1:00 PM ET  S&T Senior Advisor for Social Behavioral and Economic Science Richard Legault will participate in a panel discussion titled, “Community Preparedness and Response – A Deeper Dive” at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit   Media can register by emailing press@eradicatehatesummit.com   OPEN PRESS     4:45 PM ET  DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) Director John Picarelli and S&T Senior Advisor for Social Behavioral and Economic Science Richard Legault will participate in a panel discussion titled, “Governmental Response: What Works in the U.S. and Canada” at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit  Media can register by emailing press@eradicatehatesummit.com.  OPEN PRESS     Wednesday, October 20    12:00 PM ET  CISA Chief of Staff Kiersten Todt will deliver a keynote address at the National Cyber Moonshot’s Emerging Technologies Workshop  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    12:45 PM ET  CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales will deliver the opening keynote address at the 6th Annual Cyber Future Summit  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    1:15 PM ET  CISA Chief of Staff Kiersten Todt will participate in a panel discussion titled, “Technology and Investment” at Accelerate 2022 in Arlington, VA  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    1:30 PM ET  DHS CP3 Director John Picarelli will participate in a panel discussion titled, “The Financing of Solutions” at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit.  Media can register by emailing press@eradicatehatesummit.com.  OPEN PRESS     2:00 PM ET  CISA Assistant Director Bob Kolasky will speak about the national critical functions at the 2021 FAIR Institute Conference  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    Thursday, October 21    10:00 AM ET  Secretary Mayorkas will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.”  Media can watch here.  OPEN PRESS    1:30 PM ET  DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer Senior Data Scientist Simson Garfinkel will discuss differential privacy and data at the IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk 2021 conference in San Diego, CA.  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    Friday, October 22    11:00 AM ET  CISA Executive Assistant Director Eric Goldstein will participate in a virtual panel on regulatory developments in data privacy at Ernst and Young’s Virtual Webinar Series  Media can register here.  OPEN PRESS    11:50 AM ET  CISA Director Jen Easterly will participate in a fireside chat at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Capital Cybersecurity Summit and Capital Cyber Awards   Media can register here.

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CISA Administrative Subpoena

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) works around the clock to identify and mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the digital systems that underpin much of our nation’s critical infrastructure. A key element of these efforts includes notifying critical infrastructure entities of vulnerabilities in their systems. However, at times CISA analysts identify or receive information about vulnerable systems, but cannot determine contact information for the owners or operators of the systems.

Under subsection (o) of Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 659(o)), CISA has the authority to issue administrative subpoenas for the production of information necessary to identify and notify an entity at risk. This authority applies when CISA identifies a system connected to the internet with a specific security vulnerability and has reason to believe the security vulnerability relates to critical infrastructure and affects a covered device or system, but is unable to identify the entity at risk.

CISA will issue administrative subpoenas from CISA.ADMIN.SUBPOENA@CISA.DHS.GOV.  If you received an administrative subpoena from CISA, you can reach out to us using the contact information below.

If you would like to validate that an administrative subpoena you received is from an authorized representative of CISA, please visit our Subpoena Signature Resources page.

Please check back soon as we will be adding more information in the coming months. 

Contact Information: CISA.ADMIN.SUBPOENA@CISA.DHS.GOV