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Trump nominates new cybersecurity head as agency reviews election work
President Donald Trump named Sean Plankey to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA operates under the Department of Homeland Security, where Secretary Kristi Noem promised to “rein” in the agency.
Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections
The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.
Trump administration cuts a longstanding election security program
The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which helped state officials monitor potential election interference.
Trump shuts down efforts to protect election security at CISA
Donald Trump is known for peddling conspiracy theories about election security, yet his administration cut funding for two cybersecurity initiatives, including one focused on election security.
Donald Trump Nominates Sean Plankey to Head Cyber Agency CISA
President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey to serve as the chief of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to a notice on Congress' website. Plankey, a former Coast Guard officer who served as director for cyber policy in the first Trump White House,
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the ...
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Trump Selects Sean Plankey as New Director of CISA
President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ...
Podcast: Langevin calls Trump’s cybersecurity cuts ‘very troubling’
On the RI Report podcast, former Congressman Langevin details how a new Rhode Island College institute is educating future ...
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Cybersecurity Exec Sean Plankey Nominated to Lead CISA
President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey, former director for cyber policy at the National Security Council, to ...
Cybersecurity executive tapped to lead agency that protects voting systems
President Donald Trump has nominated a cybersecurity executive to lead the agency that works to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, one that has faced Republican criticism in recent years ov ...
Musk meets with head of National Security Agency to ensure it is aligned with Trump, spy agency says
Elon Musk met with the leader of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command to make sure they are "aligned" with the ...
Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum is the talk of the town as Donald Trump calls her tough; here's what she has done to earn the President's praise
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, earns Trump’s praise for her tough stance on migration and drug ...
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Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme.