Trump’s cyber czar pick grilled over CISA cuts: ‘If we have a cyber 9/11, you’re the guy’

Sean Cairncross, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as national cyber director, doubled down on taking offensive cyber actions against foreign adversaries during a Senate homeland security committee nomination hearing on Thursday, and refused to condemn the president's proposed cuts to the main US cyber defense agency. …

[Gary Stewart]

Dumber and dumbest strikes again

Yes, because all we need in these modern time is no government protection against massive cyber attacks! /s

[Pascal Monett]

"We feel vulnerable"

You are vulnerable.

And the orange buffoon sitting in the Oval Office thinks that a TIVO is the height of technology.

The Soviet Union fell because of systemic corruption and the inability to accept reality.

It seems to me that the USA is following the same path.

[sanmigueelbeer]

How can you justify a nearly $500 million cut on cybersecurity, given what you, yourself just said?

Simple. Blame Biden.

Next question, please.

[Winkypop]

These guys don’t stand a chance

Will they even comprehend if and when they are hit?

The “it was Biden’s fault” defence has to run out sometime.

[sanmigueelbeer]

Re: These guys don’t stand a chance

The “it was Biden’s fault” defence has to run out sometime.

That depends if people continues to believe in it. Currently, there is an unlimited amount of people who will believe with this excuse because it is better than admitting they picked the wrong candidate in the last election.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: unlimited amount of people who will believe with this excuse

Well, not exactly. There are a depressingly large number of people who will *continue* to believe anything Trump&co say on the basis that it was Trump&co who said it, because Biden et al are "lookin' alot like a'one o' them Commies" or something along similar lines.

[Anonymous Coward]

You haven't been breached if there is no-one to find the breach.