Cybersecurity concerns: Alexander Garcia-Tobar, CEO of email authentication provider Valimail, said the new administration’s actions are causing significant concern among security professionals. “Many of us are advocating for cybersecurity to be seen as the bi-partisan effort it should be,” he said via emai, but “the Trump administration has taken a sledgehammer to cancelling or disbanding orders with bi-partisan support with little to no commentary nor a chance to debate.”As a result, he said, “There is great consternation that this is happening at exactly the same time we are seeing security threats escalate.”In addition, said Garcia-Tobor, “DOGE seems to not be following even the most basic cybersecurity protocols, and potentially exposing not just data, but also the architecture of our secure systems “¦ much of their data is reportedly unencrypted and on unsecured laptops. Not only are the actions by DOGE themselves opening us up to data and systems hacking by state actors and/or criminals, but we are at the same time firing or shutting down the very people and organizations that work to prevent hacking, so it’s a double whammy.”This transition, he said, “seems more severe and more politically oriented than most, leaving many of the security professionals I speak with extremely concerned and disillusioned. They feel that a lot of what was working has been dismantled with no strategic plan in place.”
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