The US National Security Agency is forming a Cybersecurity Directorate to “reinvigorate [its] white hat mission.” The cyberdefense arm will launch on Oct. 1.

Anne Neuberger — current NSA assistant deputy director of the Operations Directorate — will lead the Cybersecurity Directorate, the NSA said Tuesday. Neuberger previously served as NSA chief risk officer, deputy director of operations and head of the NSA’s Russia Small Group, which worked against foreign involvement during the 2018 US midterm elections, CNET sister site ZDNet reported.

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