Forbes January 17, 2025
Kristi Noem is ready to shake up the nation’s cyber defense agency. In her Senate confirmation hearing on January 17, 2025, the South Dakota Governor outlined a bold vision for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. She vowed to strip away its controversial ventures into political disinformation and election interference, refocusing it on its technical cybersecurity roots. But as the Biden administration’s last-minute executive order expands CISA’s mission, the question looms: Will Noem’s changes strengthen America’s defenses—or expose critical vulnerabilities during this transition?
CISA’s Mission: A Technical Cybersecurity Powerhouse
CISA was created in 2018 during President Trump’s first term to tackle escalating cyber threats to critical U.S. infrastructure. Its original mission was clear: act as a technical hub to secure...
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