Donald Trump's cyber-security advisers resign warning of 'insufficient attention to the growing threats' | The Independent

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> From: Shannon McElyea <shannonm () gmail com>
> Date: August 29, 2017 at 8:52:32 PM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>, Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> Subject: Donald Trump's cyber-security advisers resign warning of 'insufficient attention to the growing threats' | 
> The Independent
>
> Perhaps of interest - Donald Trump's cyber-security advisers resign warning of 'insufficient attention to the growing 
> threats
>
> "The panel is tasked with advising the US Homeland Security Department on cyber-security and the protection of 
> infrastructure.
>
> The eight departing members accused Trump's administration of failing to be "adequately attentive to the pressing 
> national security matters" or "responsive to sound advice received from experts".
>
> “Your actions have threatened the security of the homeland I took an oath to protect,” said their letter, obtained by 
> IT news website Nextgov….”
> > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cyber-security-advisers-resign-growing-threat-charlottesville-a7916496.html?cmpid=facebook-post
> >
> > Donald Trump's cyber-security advisers resign warning of 'insufficient attention to the growing threats'
> > Chris BaynesMonday 28 August 2017 16:45 BST
> > Eight of Donald Trump's cyber-security advisers have resigned, warning the President had "given insufficient 
> > attention to the growing threats" facing the US.
> >
> > A quarter of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council's 28 members quit with a joint letter in which they 
> > claimed Mr Trump "threatened the security of the homeland".
> >
> > They cited his response to white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, the country's withdrawal from the Paris 
> > Agreement on climate change, and the vulnerability of the US election process. 
> >
> > The panel is tasked with advising the US Homeland Security Department on cyber-security and the protection of 
> > infrastructure.
> >
> > The eight departing members accused Trump's administration of failing to be "adequately attentive to the pressing 
> > national security matters" or "responsive to sound advice received from experts".
> >
> > “Your actions have threatened the security of the homeland I took an oath to protect,” said their letter, obtained 
> > by IT news website Nextgov.
> >
> > The resignations come after Mr Trump disbanded two business advisory councils following a flurry of resignations 
> > from chief executives over his response to the neo-Nazi rally in Virginia. 
> >
> > The President's most controversial comments on the violence, in which he suggested left-wing activists were partly 
> > responsible for a white supremacist killing an anti-fascist protester, were made at a press conference on 
> > infrastructure reform.
> >
> > "When asked about the horrific violence in Charlottesville, you failed to denounce the intolerance and violence of 
> > hate groups, instead offering false equivalences and attacking the motives of the CEOs who had resigned from their 
> > advisory roles in protest," said the cyber-security experts' resignation letter.
> >
> > It added: "The moral infrastructure of our nation is the foundation on which our physical infrastructure is built."
> >
> > The advisers said the President had “given insufficient attention to the growing threats to the cyber-security of 
> > the critical systems upon which all Americans depend, including those impacting the systems supporting our 
> > democratic election process.” <snip>
>
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