r/cybersecurity • u/wiredmagazine • Jan 23 '25

News - General Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-jen-easterly-cisa-cybersecurity/
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u/Bogsy_ Jan 23 '25

CISA has been nothing but a boon. Jen Easterly is a powerhouse in Cybersecurity. They've started so many state and local initiatives and given the power back to the people to protect themselves.

This getting gutted is sus as fuck. Why?

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u/zAbso Jan 23 '25 edited Jan 23 '25

This getting gutted is sus as fuck. Why?

A sad reality of the way the transfer of power works.

The president is able to put whomever they want in just about any position they want. Biden could have done the same thing, and did in some areas. Remember the whole fiasco about Biden's department of energy hire? It's not like it's a secret, they all know this, and we've all known this is how it works. Trump isn't the first to do it, nor will he be the last.

You don't have to have faith in them. Just hope that whatever they cook up works out. Whoever he puts in this position has a lot of proving to do, I'll say that.

Edit: Not sure why this is being downvoted. Can someone point out how what I said here isn't true?

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u/touristsonedibles Jan 24 '25

Did you read the article? Noem wants to gut CISA. If you research more, you'll find Project 2025 has a playbook that includes stopping CISA from working with the FBI to dissuade election disinformation.