https://therecord.media/easterly-cyber-industry-politicizing-unite
"The Trump administration’s politicization of cybersecurity and the firing of
senior officials should be top of mind for everyone set to gather at next
week’s RSA Conference, according to Jen Easterly, the former head of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Easterly, who led the agency for five years and was instrumental to its
evolution, expressed alarm about actions targeting the industry in a LinkedIn
post on Friday.
Her comments referenced the firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as the director of the
National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, as well as the
removal of his deputy Wendy Noble.
They also highlighted a recent executive order targeting former CISA Director
Chris Krebs as another example of the president turning cybersecurity into a
political football..
“What’s happening now is not a policy disagreement, but something dark: the
targeting and removal of nonpartisan public servants and the normalization of
loyalty oaths to something other than our Constitution. And if we — who aim to
protect critical systems — can’t defend the humans who manage and maintain
them, what exactly are we securing?” she said."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Cybersecurity: April 29, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-29-127700677
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
