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Trump Kills the Firewall, Musk Lights the Match

National security expert and former NSA officer John R. Schindler dissects a stunning week in American cyber policy: the Trump administration has defunded the crucial CVE Program, threatened mass layoffs at CISA and unleashed a political vendetta against Chris Krebs. As the government’s digital defenses erode from within, Schindler warns, America edges closer to a self-inflicted cyber catastrophe.
By John R. Schindler
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Cybersecurity on Mute: Trump’s Second Term Declares War on America’s Digital Defenses

The Trump administration’s second-term crusade against America’s cybersecurity agencies has left experts and insiders reeling. With firings at NSA and CYBERCOM, deep cuts to CISA and open retribution against former officials, national cyber defense is being kneecapped—just as China and Russia escalate digital intrusions on U.S. infrastructure.
By John R. Schindler

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