There’s an additional aspect to this particular government shutdown: these disruptions are favorable operating conditions for cyber adversaries. I hear we’re in the middle of investigating a fairly large breach...
A shutdown now will ABSOLUTELY harm our ability to remediate. 1/
A shutdown now will ABSOLUTELY harm our ability to remediate. 1/
https://twitter.com/jakesherman/status/1341722929617399809
Yes, I know “essential personnel” will still report to work. But as a former fed myself (who was always considered essential), I can tell you that things obviously don’t function as normal, even for your “mission essential” activities. 2/
And some of the damage is already done. Managers are already preparing for shutdowns, distracting them from focusing on where they need to be placing effort on breach investigation and response. The damage will be so much worse if the shutdown starts though. 3/
Obviously I’m not covering the pandemic impacts of this, though those will obviously be huge too.
It is frankly insane that we can’t get a budget passed, even now, to keep the government open. /FIN
It is frankly insane that we can’t get a budget passed, even now, to keep the government open. /FIN
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