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287 points Bender | 10 comments | 30 Aug 25 12:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.456s | source | bottom
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fidotron ◴[30 Aug 25 14:52 UTC] No.45075161[source]▶
The CISA announcement, which contains a lot more substance, was posted https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45065458
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1. mullingitover ◴[30 Aug 25 16:16 UTC] No.45075822[source]▶
Man, good thing Doge and MAGA gutted 30% of that agency[1]. We certainly don't need a bunch of bureaucrats doing (checks notes) cybersecurity and infrastructure security right now.

[1] https://archive.is/20250603190111/https://www.axios.com/2025...

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2. DaSHacka ◴[30 Aug 25 16:32 UTC] No.45075930[source]▶
I mean, clearly they weren't very effective anyway.
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3. qnleigh ◴[30 Aug 25 17:42 UTC] No.45076542[source]▶
These were intrusions into private companies.
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4. mensetmanusman ◴[30 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45076607[source]▶
Agencies aren’t allowed to fix private company security.
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5. conception ◴[30 Aug 25 17:59 UTC] No.45076721[source]▶
So we definitely should just give up and not do anything instead. That makes sense.
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6. beeflet ◴[30 Aug 25 18:51 UTC] No.45077062{3}[source]▶
So what is funding the government going to do then? At some point you have to make people responsible for their own computer systems.
7. beeflet ◴[30 Aug 25 18:52 UTC] No.45077068{3}[source]▶
Yeah, defund the government spying apparatus if it isn't useful
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8. mullingitover ◴[30 Aug 25 19:13 UTC] No.45077205[source]▶
Really? CISA isn't allowed to work with any private companies on a problem that impacts critical infrastructure and thus national security? Do you have any sources for this claim?

Nobody's saying that CISA would break down Verizon's doors and go to their keyboards and start pushing commits, but they sure as hell are working with the telecom industry.

9. overfeed ◴[30 Aug 25 21:59 UTC] No.45078357{4}[source]▶
Are you arguing for entirely dismantling the government's counter-espionage apparatus because it's not 100% effective? China would love that.
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10. beeflet ◴[30 Aug 25 23:05 UTC] No.45078790{5}[source]▶
How effective is it?