Cybersecurity should be guided by technical principles—not politics. Yet recent incidents in the U.S. highlight how cybersecurity decisions and dismissals are increasingly being used to advance partisan agendas. From cloud data migrations to high-profile government firings, security is becoming a political tool rather than a neutral safeguard. True cybersecurity must return to its foundation: risk management, transparency, and adherence to standards like those from NIST, not political convenience.

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Mark Rasch

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