The Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it had effectively fired members of several advisory committees, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the new US president.
It is included in the committees. Cybersecurity Review BoardAccording to sources familiar with the board who spoke to TechCrunch; or CSRB; as well as reporting by others News Outlets. The CSRB is made up of both private sector and government cybersecurity. Experts.
He is believed to be someone familiar with CSRB. Letter He criticized the decision, informing them that their membership in the CSRB had been terminated.
“Closing all DHS advisory boards without considering the impact is extremely short-sighted,” the petitioner told TechCrunch on condition of anonymity. “Stopping CSRB review while China continues to launch cyber attacks on our critical infrastructure is a dangerous mistake. We need to learn from Typhoon Salt and better protect ourselves. Trump is saying this is not a priority.”
“You can't stop what you don't understand, the CSRB is giving us an understanding,” the person added.
That person refers to CSRB's review. Serious recent violations at Many Telecom Allegedly carried out in the US. Chinese government hackers.
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CISA spokeswoman Valerie Mongello did not respond to TechCrunch's request for comment, referring it to DHS.
“Consistent with the commitment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eliminate the misuse of resources and to ensure that DHS operations prioritize our national security, I have directed the termination of all current members of advisory committees within DHS, effective,” the letter to CSRB members.
Another person familiar with the matter pointed out that this rationale was a 'misuse of resources' as all the advisory board members were sensationally paid…$0.
Katie Moussouris, a cybersecurity expert with more than two decades of experience and a former CSRB member, told TechCrunch that “those who serve as government advisors should be judged on merit and not political affiliation. We hope these important advisory board vacancies will be filled without delay by the most qualified people.”
Investigated by CSRB. Breach of US government email systems provided by MicrosoftChinese government hackers are also accused of doing it. March of last year The committee issued a report. Regarding the incident, which was widely praised in the cyber security community;
Other DHS advisory committee members reportedly affected by the DHS decision include artificial intelligence; communication Dedicated to science and technology and emergency preparedness.