Just remember to tell GQPers how cyber security fell apart under Trump
The Cybersecurity 202: Trump took the nation in the wrong direction on cybersecurity, experts
By Joseph Marks
Anchor of The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter
Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:44 a.m. EST
During four years in office, Trump failed to hold adversaries including Russia accountable for hacking U.S. targets, removed experienced cyber-defenders from their posts for petty reasons and undermined much of the good work being done on cybersecurity within federal agencies, according to 71 percent of respondents to The Network, a panel of more than 100 cybersecurity experts who participate in our ongoing informal survey.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/15/cybersecurity-202-trump-took-nation-wrong-direction-cybersecurity-experts-say/
Under Trump, the Fight Against Cybercrime Has Waned
Opinion: Congress has abdicated its role in preventing and punishing cyberattacks. The Cyber Solarium Commission is our best defense.
Though the White House has not opposed specific legislation coming out of Congress—the president has signed all the cybersecurity bills sent to his desk—it also has not demonstrated an overarching strategy necessary to combat this pressing issue. In fact, the Trump administration is actively undoing the progressive cybersecurity policy of past administrations. The role of the White House Cyber Coordinator was eliminated by John Bolton in order to consolidate power at the National Security Council. Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson removed the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, which had served as an important diplomatic arm for US cyber diplomatic efforts. The White House’s 2018 budget zeroed out funding for the biggest digital evidence training center in the country.
All this leads me to conclude that for the president and his administration, cybersecurity is simply not a priority. As a result, Congress has been left to its own devices to enact a comprehensive strategy that aims to identify, stop, and punish malicious cyber actors. Congress has too often abdicated this role, relying on lobbyists to draft legislation. Some have complained that the depletion of resources has hindered them from doing their job properly. But even without leadership from the White House, there is a lot more Congress can do.
https://www.wired.com/story/under-trump-the-fight-against-cybercrime-has-waned/
Trump downplays massive cyber hack on government after Pompeo links attack to Russia
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kevin Liptak and Jennifer Hansler, CNN
Updated 2:26 PM ET, Sat December 19, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/pompeo-us-government-hack-russia/index.html
There is a cyber defense gap created by the GQP and it needs to be solved soon. Just another gift from the destroy the government crowd.