As small towns across 7 states have suffered hacks to their water systems, as a warning of what Iran CAN do….it didn’t have to be so easy for them.
President Donald Trump has systematically downsized federal cyberdefense capabilities, notably a $707 million cut to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) annual budget and shrinking its workforce by about a third. The administration's defense changes have significantly altered how the U.S. approaches digital security: [1, 2, 3]
- CISA Budget and Staffing Reductions: Trump's fiscal budget deeply targets the nation's premier cyber agency, eliminating hundreds of positions, shrinking field support, and cutting funding for election security and vulnerability management. The administration has stated these cuts are intended to refocus the agency on its "core missions". [1, 2, 3]
- Department of Defense (DoD) Rollbacks: The DoD suspended phase two of the Cybersecurity Program, to protect from foreign cyber hacks.
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