A message posted on Monday to the homepage of the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the latest exhibit in the Trump administration’s continued disregard for basic cybersecurity protections. The message instructed recently-fired CISA employees to get in touch so they can be rehired and then immediately placed on leave, asking employees to…
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DHS says CISA won’t stop looking at Russian cyber threats
The Department of Homeland Security said that its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will continue to pay attention to Russian cyber threats, contrary to media reports suggesting the opposite. The Guardian reported last week that a recent CISA memo setting out priorities for the agency didn’t list Russia among them, while including Chinese threats and…
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Removal of Cyber Safety Review Board members sparks alarm from cyber pros, key lawmaker
The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee and a number of cyber professionals on Wednesday lamented the Trump administration’s decision to purge a cyber incident investigation board of its membership. But the move had some supporters, including the chairman of that same committee. Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a…