If you've been wondering about the cybersecurity and national security implications in the policy goals espoused in Project 2025, look no further:

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3477366/project-2025-could-escalate-us-cybersecurity-risks-endanger-more-americans.html

tl;dr:

-Abolish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
-Move the office of National Cyber Director to the National Security Council, and require NSC employees to submit to something akin to a political loyalty test.
-Scuttle DHS and give most of its constituent agencies into a cabinet-level border and immigration agency
-Purge mid-level civil servants responsible for implementing the work of the above agencies.

The next time a security professional tells a colleague to stay in their lane and not bring politics into everything, you can ask them why any of the above would be necessary or desirable.

From where I sit, these policy goals will only weaken and confuse the United States' national and cybersecurity posture (there is very little difference between the two these days), stymie international cooperation on cybercrime, and strengthen our adversaries.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3477366/project-2025-could-escalate-us-cybersecurity-risks-endanger-more-americans.html

Project 2025 could escalate US cybersecurity risks, endanger more Americans

The conservative think tank blueprint for how Donald Trump should govern the US if he wins in November calls for dismantling CISA, among many cyber-related measures. Experts say this would increase cybersecurity risks, undermine critical infrastructure, and put more Americans in danger.

CSO Online
@briankrebs "National security-minded Republican lawmakers are alarmed by what they see as a growing split between themselves and Trump on key issues, including the war in Ukraine, preserving the NATO alliance and protecting Taiwan from Chinese aggression.” per https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4804488-republicans-alarmed-trump-war-ukraine/
@Swalsh @briankrebs "National security-minded Republican lawmakers" who are not already on Putin or Musk's payroll.

@Swalsh @briankrebs “I can’t tell you why he’s doing it,” the lawmaker remarked.

Is it really possible to be that naive or is he lying? I’d think either is possible.

@tommythorn Plausible deniability?
@Swalsh but they won't do anything about it because as Republicans they are party above country and cowards who are scared of the violent parts of the party they enable.
@Swalsh @briankrebs What I find most alarming in conversations like this is Sen. Marco Rubio is one of these alleged natsec-minded Republicans (he sits on CFR and is the ranking member of SCI), but he has also made a big show of being a Trump catamite; some of them just need to pick a lane.
@klausfiend I don't think anyone should have to pick a lane. But Rubio's role is certainly cause for concern since he will certainly support Project2025.
@Swalsh Ennh, having someone who's inside the natsec apparatus who is also a MAGA insider is not the kind of thing that makes me rest easy; Rubio should honestly know better than to parrot the Trumpist nonsense he does, but evidently his ambition is more important than his duty.