Rob Joyce Explained

Rob Joyce
Office:Acting United States Homeland Security Advisor
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:April 10, 2018
Term End:May 31, 2018
Predecessor:Tom Bossert
Successor:Doug Fears

Robert E. Joyce is an American cybersecurity official who served as special assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator on the U.S. National Security Council. He also began serving as White House Homeland Security Adviser to President Donald Trump on an acting basis after the resignation of Tom Bossert[1] [2] [3] from April 10, 2018 to May 31, 2018. He completed his detail to the White House in May 2018 and returned to the National Security Agency,[4] [5] where he served as the Senior Advisor to the Director NSA for Cyber Security Strategy, until July 2019 when he went to London and served in the US Embassy as the NSA's senior cryptologic representative to the UK. Joyce previously performed as acting Deputy Homeland Security Advisor since October 13, 2017.[6] On January 15, 2021 the NSA announced that Joyce would replace Anne Neuberger as its Director of Cybersecurity.[7] [8] [9]

Joyce announced his retirement in February 2024 after 34 years with the agency. His departure was in late March 2024, where he was succeeded by David Luber as the Director of Cybersecurity.[10] [11]

Education

Joyce graduated from Clarkson University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and received a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1993.

Career

At the White House, Joyce was instrumental in the crafting of a cybersecurity executive order, EO13800 Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure[12] [13] [14] and revamping the nation's Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP).[15] [16] In his current position he continues to speak publicly about nation state cybersecurity threats, including a 2018 DEF CON keynote.[17] [18] [19] Joyce previously worked in the National Security Agency (NSA), beginning in 1989, in a variety of roles.[20] From 2013 to 2017, he was head of the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO), a cyber-warfare intelligence-gathering unit.[21] [22] [23] In that role, he gave a rare public talk at the USENIX Enigma Cybersecurity conference about disrupting nation state hackers.[24] [25] [26] [27] Previously, he served as the Deputy Director of the now-defunct Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) or Directorate I, and the SID Associate Deputy Director for Counterterrorism.[28] [29] [30] Also within the NSA, Joyce worked as Technical Director for the NSA Commercial Solution Center's Commercial Partnerships Office, and was chief of the Selection Systems Branch and Technical Director in NSA's Special Source Operations.

After John R. Bolton pushed out Tom Bossert as the Homeland Security advisor, Joyce announced he had completed this twelve-month detail to the White House and gave 30 days notice that he was returning to NSA because of the difficulties in getting priority attention for cyber policy in the administration.[31] Bolton subsequently eliminated the White House Cybersecurity Advisor position.[32]

Personal life

Joyce notes in his biography that he runs an annual Christmas Light show "likely visible from the International Space Station"[33] and gave a talk titled "Building Absurd Christmas Light Shows" at the 2018 Shmoocon cybersecurity conference.[34] Additionally he led a Boy Scout team to the annual World Championship of Pumpkin Chucking, building a contraption to fling pumpkins for distance.[35]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Trump's Chief Adviser on Homeland Security Resigns. Landler. Mark. April 10, 2018. New York Times. April 10, 2018. en-US.
  2. News: A cybersecurity power struggle is brewing at the National Security Council - CyberScoop. 2018-04-19. Cyberscoop. 2018-09-26. en-US.
  3. The White House Loses Its Cybersecurity Brain Trust. WIRED. 2018-09-26. en-US.
  4. Web site: Trump Scraps Cyber Czar Post After First Appointee Leaves: White House . May 15, 2018 . . May 15, 2018.
  5. News: Former Trump cyber adviser tapped for top intelligence role in UK. McLaughlin. Jenna. CNN. 2018-09-26.
  6. News: White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce takes on additional role in Trump administration - CyberScoop. 2017-10-13. Cyberscoop. 2018-04-12 . en-US.
  7. News: Rob Joyce named new NSA cybersecurity director - CyberScoop. 2021-01-15. Cyberscoop. 2021-01-15 . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-09 . NSA official warns of hackers using AI to perfect their English for phishing schemes . 2024-01-15 . NBC News . en.
  9. News: Newman . Lily Hay . NSA Cybersecurity Director Says ‘Buckle Up’ for Generative AI . 2024-01-15 . Wired . en-US . 1059-1028.
  10. News: Reddick . James . NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce to retire, agency says . The Record . 2024-02-20 . 2024-02-21 .
  11. Web site: 2024-02-20 . NSA cyber director to step down after 34 years of service . 2024-04-03 . Nextgov.com . en.
  12. Web site: Executive Order Outlines White House Cybersecurity Priorities Institute for Information Security & Privacy Georgia Tech. iisp.gatech.edu. en. 2018-09-26. September 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005631/https://iisp.gatech.edu/executive-order-outlines-white-house-cybersecurity-priorities. dead.
  13. News: Trump's Top Cybersecurity Boss Talks Priorities. The first stop for security news Threatpost. 2018-09-26. en-us.
  14. News: Trump's cybersecurity order: Out with 'antiquated systems'. 2017-05-11. CNET. 2018-09-26. en.
  15. News: Trump administration pulls back curtain on secretive cybersecurity process. Washington Post. en. 2018-09-26.
  16. News: Improving and Making the Vulnerability Equities Process Transparent is the Right Thing to Do The White House. 2017-11-15. The White House. 2018-09-26. en-US.
  17. Web site: NSA Speaker Rob Joyce Offers Cybersecurity Insights at DEF CON 26 - InCyberDefense. incyberdefense.com. en-US. 2018-09-26. September 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927053254/https://incyberdefense.com/exclusive/nsa-speaker-rob-joyce-offers-cybersecurity-insights-def-con-26/. dead.
  18. News: NSA leader to hackers: Cybersecurity's a team sport - The Parallax. 2018-08-24. The Parallax. 2018-09-26. en-US.
  19. News: NSA Brings Nation-State Details to DEF CON. Dark Reading. 2018-09-26. en.
  20. Web site: Verel. Patrick. NSA's Rob Joyce on Hacking Back 0. Fordham News. Fordham University. April 10, 2018. July 26, 2016.
  21. NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System. Zetter. Kim. January 28, 2016. April 10, 2018. Wired.
  22. News: NSA Top Hacker: Here's How to Make My Life Hard . Hackett. Robert. January 30, 2016. April 10, 2018. Fortune.
  23. News: Landler . Mark . Thomas Bossert, Trump's Chief Adviser on Homeland Security, Is Forced Out . April 10, 2018. New York Times . April 10, 2018.
  24. Web site: Disrupting Nation State Hackers USENIX . www.usenix.org. en. 2018-04-12.
  25. NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System. WIRED. 2018-04-12. en-US.
  26. News: NSA Top Hacker: Here's How to Make My Life Hard. Fortune. 2018-04-12. en.
  27. News: NSA's top hacking boss explains how to protect your network from his attack squads. 2018-04-12. en.
  28. Web site: Carberry. Sean. NSA vet Rob Joyce to lead cyber at White House . FCW. April 10, 2018. March 15, 2017.
  29. Web site: International Conference on Cyber Security 2013 Partnerships . August 8, 2013 . International Conference on Cyber Security . Fordham University . April 10, 2018 . April 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180408021006/http://iccs.fordham.edu/iccs2013/ . dead .
  30. Web site: June 1, 2013. April 10, 2018. New Top Leadership at NSA's Cyber Espionage Unit . Aid. Matthew. MatthewAid.com.
  31. News: Nakashima. Ellen. White House cybersecurity official to return to the NSA. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-01-20. 0190-8286.
  32. Web site: 2018-05-15. John Bolton officially kills the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator position. 2021-01-20. CyberScoop. en.
  33. News: Rob Joyce. 2017-08-22. CNBC. 2018-04-12.
  34. Web site: Speaker Lineup ShmooCon 2018 – ShmooCon. shmoocon.org. en-US. 2018-04-12.
  35. News: West County: Boys Scouts host their own punkin chunkin. Schultz. Sharon P.. capitalgazette.com. 2018-09-26. en-US. September 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005627/http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cc-west-county-1126-20151124-story.html. dead.

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