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287 points Bender | 1 comments | 30 Aug 25 12:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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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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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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mensetmanusman ◴[30 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45076607[source]▶
Agencies aren’t allowed to fix private company security.
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1. 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.