Trump took the nation in the wrong direction on cybersecurity, experts say. Today's Cybersecurity 202 w/ @TonyaJoRiley washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
“Much of the work done … [during the Trump administration] was weakened by a president who didn’t prioritize cyber-issues and who, in many cases, actively undercut any actions or messaging against our adversaries,” said @C_Painter
Many experts slammed Trump for firing @C_C_Krebs “Krebs was one of those individuals that was widely trusted outside the government. His firing is likely to reduce the trust shown by the private sector to the government regarding cybersecurity,” said @MalwareJake
Others said there wasn't enough top-level attention to cyber. @CyAlliancePrez: “The general downgrading of the topic in its importance, allowing central coordination mechanisms to atrophy...and erratic coordination with allies all headed in the wrong direction."
.@k8em0: “This administration didn’t understand the importance of cohesion across key government components that make up America’s cyber-defenses.”
Others cited Trump's baseless attacks on the election and unwillingness to criticize Russia.
.@peterwsinger: “The cold hard fact is that, due to Trump, a significant part of the American body politic now believes a repeatedly proven false conspiracy theory. For years to come, it will haunt not just election security efforts, but our broader democracy,”
Even those who said the administration took cybersecurity in the right direction, praised agency leaders, not Trump. @Riana_Crypto: “The administration took the nation in the right direction, despite the weak leader at the very top.”
.@SpauldingSez: “The cyber-successes, such as working with state and local election officials on securing the election, do not appear to be attributable to strong leadership from the White House.”
.@stewartbaker was more full throated."The Trump administration has a good record on cybersecurity compared to its predecessors, turning CISA into a real cybersecurity agency with an effective role in protecting the 2020 election and imposing significant new sanctions on Russia.”
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