#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.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/02/senators_to_noem_reestablish_csrb/
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.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/dhs_cisa_doge/
Trump Disbands Cybersecurity Board Investigating Massive Chinese Phone System Hack (“the worst hack in US history”).
> While some have speculated that this move is an attempt to cover up the extent of the breach or even deliberately assist the Chinese, a more likely explanation is simple incompetence
#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.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/trump-administration-fires-members-of-cybersecurity-review-board-in-horribly-shortsighted-decision/
The US Department of Homeland Security has dismissed all members of advisory committees, including the Cyber Safety Review Board. The board had been investigating the Salt Typhoon cyberattack on US telecoms infrastructure.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/trump-disbands-cyber-safety-review-board
Reading the #CSRB report on the 2023 Microsoft Exchange intrusion and… wow. I don't think I've ever seen a government report at this level that is so sharply worded.
Microsoft's lax security blasted by investigators after serious breach
Cascade of failings allowed Chinese hackers to access government emails, says US review board
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4192192/microsofts-lax-security-blasted-investigators-breach
If you have not yet read the
Cyber Safety Review Board Releases Report on Microsoft Online Exchange Incident from Summer 2023
Highly recommend you do so, or at least read the executive summary its 
"The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred. The Board also concludes that Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate and requires an overhaul..."
