Chris Painter

Chris Painter was the U.S. Department of State’s first coordinator for cyber issues from 2011 to 2017 and a former federal cybercrime prosecutor.

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A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as John Demers, aAssistant attorney general for the National Security Division, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Oct. 19.
A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as John Demers, aAssistant attorney general for the National Security Division, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Oct. 19.

Washington Needs a Cybersecurity Overhaul
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