White House kicks infosec team to curb in IT office shakeup

guest · Oct 24, 2019

White House kicks infosec team to curb in IT office shakeup
Senior staffer quits over "highly concerning" lack of security practices
October 24, 2019
https://arstechnica.com/information...eam-posturing-itself-to-be-compromised-again/

An internal White House memo published today by Axios reveals that recent changes to the information operations and security organizations there have left the security team in tumult, with many members headed for the door. And the chief of the White House's computer network defense branch—who wrote the memo after submitting his resignation—warned that the White House was likely headed toward another network compromise and theft of data.

The White House Office of the Chief Information Security Officer was set up after the 2014 breach of an unclassified White House network by Russian intelligence—a breach discovered by a friendly foreign government.
The resulting changes have put an emphasis more on convenience than security.
“Targeted for removal”
"It is my express opinion that the remaining incumbent OCISO staff is being systematically targeted for removal from the Office of Administration," departing White House network defense branch chief Dimitrios Vastakis wrote in the memo. The security team had seen incentive pay revoked, scope of duties cut, and access to systems and facilities reduced, Vastakis noted.
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