Quis Custodiet?

Who in the United States government is directly responsible for cybersecurity? It’s easy to be cynical about such things, and hating the government is always in fashion, but taxpayers do pay these people, and knowing who’s supposed to be guarding the gates isn’t the worst idea.

Basically, if a Stuxnet-style computer worm takes down the power grid, this is the person you will want to yell at (since landline exchanges and cell phone towers will all be offline, it might be a bit of a challenge):

Already an update: No sooner do I post about the head of CISA than I see this on The Daily Beast:

Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference are being dramatically downsized, according to three current and former Department of Homeland Security officials. And now, those sources say they fear the department won’t prepare adequately for election threats in 2020. 

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The task forces, part of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), were assembled in response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. One focuses in part on securing election infrastructure and the other focuses on foreign influence efforts, including social media disinformation campaigns.
One of the task forces is now half the size it was a few months ago, according to two DHS officials familiar with the task forces, and there’s no indication that DHS senior political leadership will staff it up or sustain it. Instead, there are concerns it will completely wither away.

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