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Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Bryan Ware bas been fired. Looks like Trump wants to leave our Infrastructure wide open for attack
Senior U.S. cybersecurity official asked to resign amid Trump transition tumult
Senior U.S. cybersecurity official asked to resign amid Trump transition tumult
A senior U.S. cybersecurity official is leaving government after being asked to resign, an official familiar with the matter said Thursday, part of a wider thinning of President Donald Trump's...
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1:01 PM · Nov 12, 2020
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Pachamama
(16,886 posts)But before that, he is inviting the Looters to come in and take what they want....
This is insane....our National Security and the safety of our Nation are quite literally being compromised and endangered before our very eyes....
bluestarone
(16,896 posts)WORST fucking animal EVER!!
woodsprite
(11,909 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,398 posts)Oh well, another act to investigate. DOJ is going to be a very busy branch of the federal government starting in January.
BComplex
(8,029 posts)Nobody??? Do republicans care ONE WHIT about the USA, or only about their party?
Are they letting this go so they can bring down Joe's presidency?
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)These vote totals are in databases. The results have not be certified yet. Everyone should write their GOP Senators (as if it would do any good).
bdamomma
(63,822 posts)commands leave the US weak and sick.
tRump is a Russian accomplice.
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)BComplex
(8,029 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)decision makers, not worker bees. Because it's only 69 days until we have a new President, I think the Cyber Security division of Homeland Security should be fine.
crickets
(25,959 posts)Link to tweet
https://thenextweb.com/politics/2019/10/25/white-house-cybersecurity-chief-quits-says-leadership-is-inviting-an-attack/
They say that history repeats itself. Unfortunately given all of the changes Ive seen in the past three months, I foresee the White House is posturing itself to be electronically compromised once again. Allowing for a large portion of institutional knowledge to concurrently walk right out the front door seems contrary to the best of interests of the mission and organization as a whole.
The above quote, taken from a memo obtained by Axios and sent by Vistakis summarizes the former directors worries. The rest of the letter paints the picture of a Trump administration hellbent on purging the Obama-appointed security specialists tasked with defending White House computers in the wake of a 2014 breach. [snip]
Vistakis' greatest complaint seems to be that White House officials are prioritizing the Presidents comfort or convenience over actual computer security.
Link to Axios memo - Oct 2019
https://www.axios.com/scoop-cyber-memo-warns-of-new-risks-to-white-house-network-9aa19c6c-77a3-485b-919b-1dd9bd691514.html
A bit further down in the thread:
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Exclusive: U.S. official focused on election security will be replaced - Feb 2018
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1G62NI
The wrecking ball has been swinging against US cybersecurity for a while now.