# State Department launches cyber bureau amid rising global tensions

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/state-department-launches-cyber-bureau-amid-rising-global-tensions-3/
- Published: 2022-04-13T09:15:01-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo credit: Mark Makela via Getty Images. Article by David Jones. Cybersecurity Dive – April 5, 2022. Dive Brief: The U.S. State Department formally launched the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy on Monday, part of a longstanding effort to weave international diplomacy into federal efforts to combat the rise of malicious nation-state cyberattacks and the proliferation of criminal ransomware. The Senate will need to confirm an ambassador-at-large to lead the bureau. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cybersecuritydive.com