The breach spurred harassing phone calls to several of the political leaders affected, including Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who was reportedly forced to change her phone number. It’s the responsibility of the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms to prevent such attacks.
The new role, called the “Information Assurance IT Branch Manager” or “Chief of Information Assurance,” will be responsible for proactively identifying, protecting, detecting, reacting and recovering from advanced cyberthreats, according to the official job listing.