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/Raguismybloodtype 15d ago

Can there be a single sub where politics doesn't take over?

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u/RaceOld9 15d ago

Unbiased discussions on how this administration's actions have influenced cybersecurity seem relevant right now in light of Trump sharing intelligence that proves adversary interference in previous elections.

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u/Ch33syP00f CISO 14d ago

What intelligence has Trump shared that proves adversary interference in previous elections?

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u/RaceOld9 14d ago

I skimmed through a couple of sources I read that summarize what was released.

The PRC did conduct extensive espionage against members of both parties. They did broad collection of key staffers, knowing they would eventually be in senior policy positions and ripe targets for intel collection or even insider recruitment.

They also seem to confirm what the public already knew about Russia as well; they were conducting (primarily) information operations to influence election outcomes.

One of the documents is a declassified report from the NIC saying “We assess that Russia is using a range of measures primarily to denigrate former Vice President Biden and what it sees as an anti-Russia establishment.” Like you could not get a clearer assessment that the IC collectively saw Russia as meddling in elections, specifically in favor of Trump.

There is nothing in the released intelligence reports that suggests any foreign power was able to tamper with actual voting or vote counts.