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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Trump Cybersecurity Council Resignations Could Mean Disruption for Cybersecurity Policy

By Gabrielle Orum Hernández
September 02, 2017

When President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, cybersecurity policymakers and leaders held high hopes for executive-level policy action around cybersecurity. The administration announced in January it would convene experts to propose cybersecurity within 90 days. Despite missing the plan's self-imposed deadline, Trump did sign a well-received executive order in May calling for enhancements to cybersecurity standards and workforce training.

Those hopes took a potential hit last month, as eight Obama-era appointees to Trump's 28-member National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) resigned in protest to a wide set of actions from Trump that, according to the group , “have threatened the security of the homeland.” The resignation letter they submitted also criticizes Trump for having paid “insufficient attention” to cybersecurity concerns around critical infrastructure, namely election-related infrastructure.

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