The Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C), within the National Protection and Programs Directorate, is responsible for enhancing the security, resilience, and reliability of the Nation’s cyber and communications infrastructure.  CS&C works to prevent or minimize disruptions to critical information infrastructure in order to protect the public, the economy, and government services.  CS&C leads efforts to protect the federal “.gov” domain of civilian government networks and to collaborate with the private sector—the “.com” domain—to increase the security of critical networks.  In addition, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) serves as a 24/7 cyber monitoring, incident response, and management center and as a national point of cyber and communications incident integration.

As the Sector-Specific Agency for the Communications and Information Technology (IT) sectors, CS&C coordinates national-level reporting that is consistent with the National Response Framework (NRF).

CS&C is led by Assistant Secretary Dr. Andy Ozment. Brigadier General Greg Touhill serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Operations and Programs, and Roberta “Bobbie” Stempfley serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Strategy and Emergency Communications.

Structure

Congress created the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications in 2006. CS&C carries out its mission through its five divisions:

• The Office of Emergency Communications
• The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
• Stakeholder Engagement and Cyber Infrastructure Resilience
• Federal Network Resilience
• Network Security Deployment

In addition, CS&C operates the Enterprise Performance Management Office, which ensures that the Assistant Secretary’s strategic goals and priorities are reflected across all CS&C programs; measures the effectiveness of initiatives, programs, and projects that support those goals and priorities; and facilitates cross-functional mission coordination and implementation between CS&C components, within DHS, and among the interagency.