Current and former CISA employees and sources detail an agency that lacks a clearly defined strategic direction and whose leadership seems more focused on PR
and director Jen Easterly, a former Morgan Stanley exec—has been glowing. But this report details an agency hampered by internal divisions and muddled priorities. https://www.cyberscoop.com/... @danielkennedy74 : Really? We finally got a real cybersecurity agency operating at a high level in the federal government, and we're knee capping it after four years? You don't think J. Edgar Hoover would be all over social media in the early days of the FBI? https://www.cyberscoop.com/... May Huang / @mayhuangwrites : Some CISA folks are taking issue with Easterly's “PR focus,” while defenders argue “PR is an essential part of her job.” This is a must-read for any security PR pro. Cyber comms & cyber hygiene are intrinsically connected; navigating the dynamic matters. https://www.cyberscoop.com/... @gavinbwilde : “People don't trust institutions; they trust people.” 🤔 Whether that's true—much less a model that a democratic system ought to aspire to—is debatable. Can a mission become durable and successful across administrations if it is personalized? https://www.cyberscoop.com/... Tonya Riley / @tonyajoriley : “Leadership is still in that mindset of let's market this thing so we can create it. You've gotta stop chasing tweets and start actually doing things ...” one former official told @CyberScoopNews https://www.cyberscoop.com/... Mariam Baksh / @mariambaksh : I support my reporter brethren (and sisthren, @SuzanneMSmalley!) Its good to see editorial leadership standing by their journalism like this. The piece clearly needed to be out here. Nice work. https://twitter.com/... Benjamin Freed / @brfreed : Must-read story from @SuzanneMSmalley @AJVicens and @NihalKrishan about internal strife at CISA, with many insiders saying the agency seems more focused on burnishing its public image than working on the thorniest cybersecurity problems. https://www.cyberscoop.com/...
I am deeply frustrated and disappointed by the recent reporting about @CISAJen and the hardworking men and women at @CISAGov. As I have said over and over - @CISAJen has done a phenomenal job of leading the agency, and under her leadership, CISA is firing on all cylinders. 1/
This article accurately describes organizational issues at CISA but parrots the DC consensus that cybersecurity among tens of thousands of organizations and a diverse global software ecosystem is going to be improved by “more leadership from the top”😑 https://www.cyberscoop.com/.…
A strong piece of reporting from @SuzanneMSmalley, @NihalKrishan & @AJVicens. These articles aren't easy! We respect CISA's mission, but heard from many people about issues inside the agency and their concerns about the current direction & leadership. https://www.cyberscoop.com/.…
This is a shockingly poor article https://www.cyberscoop.com/... What @CISAJen and team are doing over at CISA is both admirable and indeed inspiring and the fact piece somewhat reduces her leadership to that of fashion and being active on social media, which actually is a plus i…
NEW: We interviewed 32 people, incl. 14 current, former @CISA staff abt the agency. @beauwoods left as sr adviser in Nov, said there's no “consistent directional strategy from the top, employees don't have “clear understanding of what good looks like.” 1/6 https://www.cyberscoop.…
“I don't think that they've done enough to execute their mission at CISA,” said a former senior CISA official You've gotta stop chasing tweets and start actually doing things... The train is coming full speed in their direction" https://www.cyberscoop.com/...
Interesting @CyberScoopNews story about @CISAgov lacking clear direction from leadership, branding rather than doing, and struggling with a fragmented org chart. House Republicans could take an interest in these issues next year. https://www.cyberscoop.com/... https://twitter.com…
This would not have been written about any man, & @CyberScoopNews should retract it. I weary of hit pieces on women, esp. concerning @CISAJen's choices of clothing, time on pub speaking (she should be quieter, like a lady), & if she's “technical enough”. https://www.cyberscoop.co…
In an exhaustively reported story looking into complaints about CISA, @SuzanneMSmalley, @NihalKrishan & @AJVicens spoke with 14 current & former employees and 18 additional people familiar with CISA's internal operations. https://www.cyberscoop.com/...
CISA was supposed to be the answer to the government's cyber problems. The coverage of it—and director Jen Easterly, a former Morgan Stanley exec—has been glowing. But this report details an agency hampered by internal divisions and muddled priorities. https://www.cyberscoop.com/…
Really? We finally got a real cybersecurity agency operating at a high level in the federal government, and we're knee capping it after four years? You don't think J. Edgar Hoover would be all over social media in the early days of the FBI? https://www.cyberscoop.com/...
Some CISA folks are taking issue with Easterly's “PR focus,” while defenders argue “PR is an essential part of her job.” This is a must-read for any security PR pro. Cyber comms & cyber hygiene are intrinsically connected; navigating the dynamic matters. https://www.cyberscoop.co…
“People don't trust institutions; they trust people.” 🤔 Whether that's true—much less a model that a democratic system ought to aspire to—is debatable. Can a mission become durable and successful across administrations if it is personalized? https://www.cyberscoop.com/...
“Leadership is still in that mindset of let's market this thing so we can create it. You've gotta stop chasing tweets and start actually doing things ...” one former official told @CyberScoopNews https://www.cyberscoop.com/...
I support my reporter brethren (and sisthren, @SuzanneMSmalley!) Its good to see editorial leadership standing by their journalism like this. The piece clearly needed to be out here. Nice work. https://twitter.com/...
Must-read story from @SuzanneMSmalley @AJVicens and @NihalKrishan about internal strife at CISA, with many insiders saying the agency seems more focused on burnishing its public image than working on the thorniest cybersecurity problems. https://www.cyberscoop.com/...