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