Election security concerns - . Posted: Dec 4th, 2020 - 4:14 pm In Reply to: Election security - MTDB
Krebs was the first director of CISA, which Trump signed legislation to fund in 2018. The goal of the agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is to protect critical infrastructure, including the nation’s election systems — the U.S. government’s response after the 2016 election.
“This new agency will ensure that we confront the full range of threats from nation states, cybercriminals and other malicious actors of which there are many,” Trump said when he announced its creation that year.
During his time on the job, Krebs drew praise from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
“Chris Krebs is an extraordinary public servant and exactly the person Americans want protecting the security of our elections.
It speaks volumes that the president chose to fire him simply for telling the truth,” said Sen. Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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