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US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administration

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY - Jan 30, 2025, 04:41 PM ET
Last Updated - Jan 30, 2025, 04:41 PM EST
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Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, left, and Cynthia Kaiser, a deputy assistant director in the FBI's Cyber Division, participate in a meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Christina A. Cassidy)

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump has not named a new head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and for the first time since it was formed, there are no plans for anyone in its leadership to address the main annual gathering of the nation's secretaries of state, which was being held this week in Washington.

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On Thursday, a panel on cyberthreats included an update from an FBI official who said the threats remained consistent.

“I’m often asked what the FBI sees as the top cyberthreats facing the U.S., and really the FBI’s answer for the last several years has been the same: China, China, China, ransomware, Russia, Iran, North Korea,” Cynthia Kaiser, a deputy assistant director in the bureau's Cyber Division, told attendees at the National Association of Secretaries of State meeting.

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