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Christopher C. Krebs, director of the Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Trump's Post-Election Purge Reaches US Cybersecurity Agency

CISA Director Krebs expects to be fired, Reuters reports. Hours earlier, his deputy resigned under pressure.

Christopher C. Krebs, director of the Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

By Danny Nelson

Nov 12, 2020 at 8:29 p.m. UTC

Nov 12, 2020

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There’s a certain pride that comes with being labeled “critical infrastructure,” said blockchain researcher Allen Gulley. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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8 US States Follow DHS in Naming 'Blockchain Managers' as Essential Employees in Coronavirus Crisis

At least eight U.S. states have directed “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture to keep working through COVID-19 shutdowns following guidance from the Department of Hom...

There’s a certain pride that comes with being labeled “critical infrastructure,” said blockchain researcher Allen Gulley. (Credit: Shutterstock)

By Danny Nelson

Mar 24, 2020 at 9:47 p.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2020

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DHS's cybersecurity branch audited Voatz's internal networks and servers, finding little to be concerned about, in stark contrast with an MIT report published Thursday. (Image via Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock)

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MIT Wasn't Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns

A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app.

DHS's cybersecurity branch audited Voatz's internal networks and servers, finding little to be concerned about, in stark contrast with an MIT report published Thursday. (Image via Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock)

By Danny Nelson Nikhilesh De Benjamin Powers

Feb 14, 2020 at 1:08 a.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2020

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