Thursday

04-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Newsletter

DEI and the cyber workforce

As the anti-diversity, equity and inclusion movement continues to surge in the public and private sectors under the Trump administration, cybersecurity experts are worried this shift will harm the...

School’s out for cyber

Cuts to the Education Department and CISA could damage efforts to mitigate cyber threats to K-12 schools.

Estonia’s cyber ambassador weighs in

European officials are working to respond to the withdrawal in U.S. cybersecurity funds for Ukraine.

Trump’s offensive cyber team takes shape

Four key cyber staff at the National Security Council are now in place.

Elon’s ultimatum lands with a thud

Musk’s extraordinary threat-cum-directive that federal employees detail what they accomplished last week in an email or face dismissal is sparking fresh anger and confusion among the government’s cyber workforce.

Trump’s workforce blitz comes for CISA

The Trump administration is expected to fire more CISA employees, despite concern they will accidentally cripple the agency’s ability to thwart hacking threats.

Lawmakers unite to push forward Cyber Force

A group of House lawmakers are working to keep the idea of creating a Cyber Force at the Pentagon a top cyber policy topic on Capitol Hill this year.

NSA’s anti-DEI flub

An embarrassing incident at an NSA museum sparked fresh alarm from all sides about President Donald Trump’s anti-woke clampdown.

No cyber aid for US allies

A decision by the State Department to freeze foreign aid includes cyber support to allied nations, leaving international partnerships in limbo.

5 things to watch in Trump 2.0

After his swearing in this morning, Donald Trump will start unveiling his cyber policy agenda — and in all likelihood, tearing down parts of Joe Biden’s.