With the Russians having hacked into some of our most delicate computer systems without being caught for eight months, we should consider turning over personnel that failed to discover the breaches. If a coach has a 1-10 record, you let him go. If you put someone on a project and they fail, you consider replacing them.
The cyber security of the nation is vital. This was perhaps the greatest breach ever. It is not that you want heads to roll just to be laying blame. You need your finest people in these positions. And, this failure suggests we haven't achieved that. These are not positions to grant based on the spoils system, or on whether they will be loyal to you, or as a return for supporting you in the election, or any of that.
You search the nation for the best, because you desperately need the best.
The day of the election, Gen. Paul Nakasone said he felt "very good" at where the U.S. was in cybersecurity. Nakasone is one of the nations top officials, presiding over both the National Security Agency and the military's Cyber Command.
Likewise, Christopher Krebs, head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) lauded our cybersecurity efforts in the election. And, then this.
None of our government sleuths saw it coming. It was a private firm, FireEye, that spotted the Russians.
We should search for the best of our talent. We should consider J. Alex Halderman, the University of Michigan computer science guru, and others who have shined in the private industry. And, we should not just ensure that our top people are leading our cybersecurity efforts, everyone on the team should be among America's most talented.
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