c/cybersecurity · by aramova@infosec.pub · 1y

DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/doge-axes-cisa-red-team-staffers-amid-ongoing-federal-cuts/

I'm half expecting representatives from the Russian FSB to be brought in to "consult" on security within Homeland Security...

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tal@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 1y

several CISA employees working on election security were placed on leave in January.

I want my pencil and paper ballot back.

Telorand@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 1y

Why have a team that constantly tests your Opsec when you plan to just let the KGB in through the front door?

ten4@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

CISA about to red team those DOGE boxes lol. Good luck hardening vs these guys, Big Balls.

MajorHavoc@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y

And rumor is DOGE has lousy opsec. And I suspect DOGE won't be able to fix their opsec (after they start getting owned) because veteran engineers pay attention, and Musk seems incapable of loyalty.

AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Why don't we just cut to the chase and let Russia into our information systems?

adespoton@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Who’s to say that hasn’t already been done?

Jagger2097@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Ask the Chinese, they were in first

baggins@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y

Oof