"Eight months into the second Trump administration, what's most striking about its cybersecurity policy is what's missing: Much of the workforce of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, a permanent leader for the agency, and a public discussion about what the president did to its two previous directors. On top of this, CISA and other federal information-security offices have been plunged into this turmoil even as digital threats continue to escalate, with Chinese and North Korean attackers regularly breaking into critical U.S. systems."
"The next cybersecurity crisis could come in the form of yet another penetration of corporate or government networks, or of less-defended but still-critical infrastructure like sewer and water systems. Or it could involve a target that the Trump administration has itself created: the large amounts of data compiled and copied with questionable security by its DOGE government-disruption project and its brutal crackdown on undocumented immigrants."
CISA has lost much of its workforce and lacks a Senate-confirmed director, leaving the agency leaderless and understaffed. Homeland Security ordered CISA to drop election security and misinformation from its missions, narrowing its responsibilities. One-third of CISA employees reportedly left by June, and a government shutdown forced about a third of remaining staff to work without pay while furloughing others. Chinese and North Korean attackers continue to penetrate critical U.S. systems, increasing national cyber risk. Potential targets include corporate and government networks, essential infrastructure like sewer and water systems, and large datasets amassed by controversial administration programs.
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