Executive Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Brandon Wales speaks at a hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in the Rayburn House Office Building on Nov. 16. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
Speaking to the National Association of Secretaries of State, Acting CISA Director Brandon Wales also addressed the agency's work to combat misinformation.
The federal cybersecurity agency said the new campaign is aimed at preventing cyberattacks against K-12 school systems and organizations battling COVID-19.
Brandon Wales, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said ransomware is "quickly becoming a national emergency."