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White House Cuts Critical Cybersecurity Role as Threats Loom

White House Cuts Critical Cybersecurity Role as Threats Loom

White House Cuts Critical Cybersecurity Role as Threats Loom

Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer

May 16, 20184m 59s

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A little over a month ago, the White House forced out Tom Bossert, its cybersecurity czar. A week later, cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce said he would depart as well. And now, rather than replace either, the Trump administration will do without anyone at the helm of its cybersecurity policy. It couldn’t have picked a worse time. The news that the newly appointed national security adviser John Bolton has decided to phase out the cybersecurity coordinator role was first reported by Politico.

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