security

Michael LoSapio could inherit a depleted workforce and a political headache or two, courtesy of his current employer

President Donald Trump has nominated Palantir security chief Michael LoSapio to lead CISA, putting an executive from the controversial government supplier in line to run America's civilian cyber defense agency.

The nomination , announced on Monday, could end CISA's nearly two-year wait for a Senate-confirmed director following Jen Easterly's departure in January 2025.

LoSapio has served as Palantir's CISO since September 2024 , having previously led the company's infrastructure and network security team. He first joined the data analytics outfit in 2013, later spent a spell at database company SingleStore, and returned to Palantir in 2017.

If confirmed, LoSapio would move from securing Palantir's systems to leading the federal government's main civilian cyber defense agency.…