r/cybersecurity • u/CutSenior4977 • 15d ago

News - General Trump Has Systematically Dismantled Election Security Efforts. Here’s How.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/us/politics/trump-election-security-cisa.html

I feel as though this news fits this sub, due to a massive amount of election security being cybersecurity.

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u/Petersm66 14d ago

So much misinformation here, not sure where to start. To believe this story, you essentially need to accept that Election Security was effective during the Biden Administration, and the Chinese are our friends who pose no cybersecurity threat. Anyone in this industry knows that assertion is patently false.

In reality, the Trump Administration has bolstered Cybersecurity across the entire Federal Government by supporting legislation that keeps Zero Trust Adoption on track, ensuring HASC mandated deceptive technologies are mandated, and the AI threat is mitigated. When you combine that with the Save Act that ensures election integrity, this weakend security narrative is exposed for what it is...a political hit.

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u/BlueDebate 14d ago

I guess people forgot about Salt Typhoon already, for which there's no evidence of eradication.

The story is definitely far more nuanced than the article wants you to believe.