Trump taps border hawk to head DHS. Will Noem's 'enthusiasm' extend to digital domain?

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Meanwhile, CISA chief Jen Easterly will step down prior to inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump has announced several unorthodox nominations for his cabinet over the last two weeks, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, whom he tapped to serve as Homeland Security Secretary.

"However, with the growing scale and sophistication of threats like infiltration of our gas pipeline, telecom systems, email platforms, — especially those targeting federal systems and national infrastructure — a streamlined approach at the federal level is more critical than ever."," and during her time in office, the state has added jobs and invested in university programs and research.

Noem also took a hard stance on TikTok posing a national security threat to Americans, banning the video streaming app from state-owned devices in 2022. At the time, she cited TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, and risks posed by its"broad data collection policies [ While CISA, and the attention given to it by DHS, will likely"fade even further to the background in the context of a Trump administration," according to Rex Booth, CISO at SailPoint, there are a couple ways in which the agency may draw Noem's ire.."Both issues have been hot button issues for past CISA directors, and I expect the next crop of CISA leadership under Noem-Trump will steer far clear of them.

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