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#Senators to #Noem: Axing review board puts 'lives at risk'
A group of Democratic senators has urged #HomelandSecurity Secretary #KristiNoem to reestablish the Cyber Safety Review Board (#CSRB), which had been investigating how #China's #SaltTyphoon hacked US government and telecommunications networks.
theregister.com/2025/06/02/sen

The Register · Dem senators pen stern letter urging Noem to reinstate cyber review boardBy Jessica Lyons

During confirmation hearings in the US Senate for the role of deputy director of the Dept of #HomelandSecurity, the nominee #TroyEdgar said #CISA has had the wrong management and needed to be "reined in."
Cyber Safety Review Board (#CSRB) had been probing #China's #SaltTyphoon campaign, in which telecommunication networks in America and beyond had been compromised by Beijing to snoop on potentially millions of people, though now CISA has taken over that role, Edgar said.
theregister.com/2025/02/26/dhs

The Register · Incoming deputy boss of Homeland Security says America's top cyber-agency needs to be reined inBy Iain Thomson

#Trump administration fires members of #cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision
The #CSRB was made up of both private sector and government cybersecurity experts.
Another person familiar with the matter pointed out that “it’s interesting that the rationale is ‘misuse of resources’ because all advisory board members get an excitingly rich salary of…$0.”
techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/trum

TechCrunch · Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision | TechCrunchThe Department of Homeland security told members of the Cyber Safety Review Board that their membership was terminated.

Trump is making us weaker and less secure:

The Department of Homeland Security told members of several advisory committees that they were effectively fired.

Among the committees impacted is the "Cyber Security Review Board", or #CSRB.

The CSRB was made up of both private sector and government cybersecurity experts.

One person familiar with the CSRB, who received the letter informing them that their membership in the CSRB was being terminated, criticized the decision:

“Shutting down all DHS advisory boards without consideration of the impact was horribly shortsighted,”
the person, who asked to remain anonymous, told TechCrunch.

“Stopping the CSRB review when China has ongoing cyber attacks into our critical infrastructure is a dangerous blunder.
We need to learn from Salt Typhoon and protect ourselves better.
👉The fact this isn’t a priority for Trump is telling.”

“You can’t stop what you don’t understand
and the CSRB was arming us with understanding,” the person added.

The person was referring to the CSRB’s review of the devastating recent breaches at several telecoms in the U.S.,
allegedly carried out by Chinese government hackers. techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/trum

TechCrunch · Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision | TechCrunchThe Department of Homeland security told members of the Cyber Safety Review Board that their membership was terminated.