Trump, cybersecurity

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 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.
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.
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 nominates cyber vet Sean Plankey for CISA chief amid DOGE cuts and firings
The cybersecurity veteran’s extensive leadership chops might spare the US federal cybersecurity agency from further damaging ...
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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), ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Trump's FTC advances broad antitrust probe of Microsoft, Bloomberg News reports
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with an antitrust probe of Microsoft that was opened in the waning days of ...