https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/03\/cyber-rebellion-trump-rsa-conference-00325000<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“In his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump has taken a sledgehammer to many of the nation\u2019s cyber-focused agencies and programs. Now, a normally apolitical community is rising up in protest.<\/p>\n
The nation\u2019s cyber agencies, particularly the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have faced relentless cuts to programs and personnel, heightening concerns about the stability of the workforce and resiliency of U.S. capabilities.”<\/p>\n
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“The industry has long held the view that securing the nation\u2019s most critical networks is a collective national security imperative, with private political opinions mostly kept secondary. But Trump has ushered in an era of hyperpartisanship in Washington and has rewarded public displays of allegiance to the MAGA cause, generating fury among exasperated professionals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the politicization of basically everything in government, including cybersecurity, we are seeing what would be the normal course of business come under scrutiny,\u201d said one cyber industry leader on the sidelines of the RSAC Conference, one of the largest gatherings of cyber professionals in the world. \u201cThere are a number of groups, communities if you will, that are trying to take a more aggressive approach to say, \u2018Hey, we can\u2019t be quiet or complacent anymore on the way we operate,\u2019 because effectively good faith is no longer the tone that is being taken.\u201d”<\/p>\n
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” \u201cNobody should be blackballed for doing their job,\u201d said a third industry leader. \u201cThat\u2019s the situation we have right now \u2014 widespread anger that it doesn\u2019t seem to be getting any better. And where are our industry leaders?\u201d”<\/p>\n
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