Trump's 90-day deadline for anti-hacking report passes, no sign of any team working on...

[midian182]

He might not have a reputation for being the most tech-savvy of presidents, but in January, following a briefing on Russia’s interference during the election, Donald Trump promised to appoint a team of experts to deal with cybersecurity threats within 90 days of taking office. Now, that deadline has passed, and there’s still no sign of his plans.

“Whether it is our government, organizations, associations or businesses we need to aggressively combat and stop cyberattacks,” Trump said. “I will appoint a team to give me a plan within 90 days of taking office. The methods, tools and tactics we use to keep America safe should not be a public discussion that will benefit those who seek to do us harm. [...] America’s safety and security will be my No. 1 priority.”

released by "Intelligence" even knowing there is no proof, and never will be. My people will have a full report on hacking within 90 days!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2017

Politico reports that with the 90 days now up, “there is no team, there is no plan, and there is no clear answer from the White House on who would even be working on what.”

Trump did appoint Rudy Giuliani to a top cybersecurity role earlier this year (despite an apparent lack of experience), but a spokesperson for the former New York mayor confirmed he is not involved in any 90-day report.

There seems to be confusion over who is responsible for the plan. The National Security Council (NSC) would normally be involved in such matters, but a spokesperson said he was unaware if the NSC was in charge of compiling the report.

A White House spokesperson didn’t say why the deadline was allowed to pass, telling Politico: “The president has appointed a diverse set of executives with both government and private sector expertise who are currently working to deliver an initial cybersecurity plan through a joint effort between the National Security Council and the Office of American Innovation.”

With no sign of a report in sight, it could be at least another 90 days before the White House produces one. “This is not a simple issue,” said Ned Price, who was a NSC spokesman during the Obama era. “If the clock really is at zero, we shouldn’t expect a well-produced report any time soon.”

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[Uncle Al]

From general observation, it appears that Trump doesn't make anything a priority UNTIL it starts getting noticed in the press. There have been many reports that his main source of "intelligence" is FOX news, which I find hard but not impossible to believe. So, until we can get one of the national news chains to start making claims OR there is a firestorm of tweets directed to him, it will probably remain status quo.

 

[MonsterZero]

This guy is the king of appointing people who don't know sh!t about the job they are to perform.

It's like his logic is, who is the dumbest mother effer we can put in this chair? Let's have Bozo the Clown appointed as the Attorney General, am I right? I mean why not? He was on T.V. so he must have seen Law and Order at some point.

 

[Panda218]

Who knew internet security could be so complicated...

 

[USAvenger]

This guy is the king of appointing people who don't know sh!t about the job they are to perform.

It's like his logic is, who is the dumbest mother effer we can put in this chair? Let's have Bozo the Clown appointed as the Attorney General, am I right? I mean why not? He was on T.V. so he must have seen Law and Order at some point.

Like clockwork, if there's an article mentioning Trump, you're going to sound off on it. You might be a little Trumpsessed. Oh well, at least you're consistent, which is more than we can say for Trump.

 

[TheBigT42]

Obama never ended the wars in the middle east after 8 years like he promised

 

[Puiu]

Obama never ended the wars in the middle east after 8 years like he promised

don't compare a whale with a drop of water.

 

[roebling]

Russians didn't "hack the election", only liberals' brains have been compromised

 

[davislane1]

Obama never ended the wars in the middle east after 8 years like he promised

don't compare a whale with a drop of water.

It's like when Obama made my health insurance more affordable. Oh wait, he more than quadrupled the cost. Never mind.

In any event, it looks like Trump's intentions to create an anti-hacking force were every bit as real as the Russians who stole the election from Hillary.

 

[Puiu]

It's like when Obama made my health insurance more affordable. Oh wait, he more than quadrupled the cost. Never mind.

In any event, it looks like Trump's intentions to create an anti-hacking force were every bit as real as the Russians who stole the election from Hillary.

the fact that he did nothing kinda makes it look a lot more real than before. I still can't believe that someone who lost the vote by millions still won the election.
FYI we still have no idea what Trump is going to do with your "quadrupled insurance". People voted for someone who has no plan. All talk and no action (and when he does do something, it's usually something stupid).

 

[davislane1]

the fact that he did nothing kinda makes it look a lot more real than before. I still can't believe that someone who lost the vote by millions still won the election.
FYI we still have no idea what Trump is going to do with your "quadrupled insurance". People voted for someone who has no plan. All talk and no action (and when he does do something, it's usually something stupid).

Apparently you live in an alternate universe.

 

[Puiu]

Apparently you live in an alternate universe.

yes I do and I'm thankful for that.
where I live we have a democracy where one vote is not more important than another and competition brought us, for example, unlimited 1Gbps for as cheap as 9$ from multiple ISPs in every major city.

 

[davislane1]

yes I do and I'm thankful for that.
where I live we have a democracy where one vote is not more important than another and competition brought us, for example, unlimited 1Gbps for as cheap as 9$ from multiple ISPs in every major city.

Yep. And the highest relative poverty rate in the EU. "Winning."

In news related to the thread, there is now speculation that the recent power failures in major US cities may have been a cyber attack. Big if true as this could take the anti-hacking report from being noise to having actual political relevance.

 

[cliffordcooley]

Obama never ended the wars in the middle east after 8 years like he promised

don't compare a whale with a drop of water.

That's water representing war in the middle east. Packing our **** and coming home is easy compared to fighting cyber-terrorism.

 

[Puiu]

Yep. And the highest relative poverty rate in the EU. "Winning."

In news related to the thread, there is now speculation that the recent power failures in major US cities may have been a cyber attack. Big if true as this could take the anti-hacking report from being noise to having actual political relevance.

"And the highest relative poverty rate in the EU"
While there are a lot of poor regions in Romania (mostly the countryside), Bucharest has a higher GDP per capita than Madrid or Berlin and most big cities are doing good too. There is a good reason why most multinationals have big offices opened here. Romania objectively has some the best IT specialists in the world and people working in IT have salary tax exemptions.

IF it's hacking then it was maybe done from Romania

here's a bit of trivia:
Romania, with just 18 million people, ranks in the top 10 globally in number of certified IT specialists, about half of whom are software developers. And almost 90 percent of Romania’s IT professionals speak English.
The country has more Informatics and Math Olympiad medals than any other EU nation, and was third globally after Russia and China

 

[roebling]

the fact that he did nothing kinda makes it look a lot more real than before. I still can't believe that someone who lost the vote by millions still won the election.
FYI we still have no idea what Trump is going to do with your "quadrupled insurance". People voted for someone who has no plan. All talk and no action (and when he does do something, it's usually something stupid).

Ah, public schooled? FWIW, per the Constitution, the Federal government works for the states and 37 states voted for Trump.

 

[davislane1]

Ah, public schooled? FWIW, per the Constitution, the Federal government works for the states and 37 states voted for Trump.

Foreigner. Doesn't know how our system works or why it was designed that way.

 

[Puiu]

Ah, public schooled? FWIW, per the Constitution, the Federal government works for the states and 37 states voted for Trump.

Doesn't mean that I'm wrong. I know exactly how the americans vote (it's not exactly rocket science). The fact that the electors can legally ignore the popular vote and cast his own vote further proves that it's a flawed system in 2017. Even when it was first introduced it wasn't anything more than a compromise between electing the president by a popular vote among citizens and electing the president in congress. It's a relic of ancient times.
Only the president and vice-president use this system in the US, other types of elections are generally decided by popular vote.

TL;DR: it's just a "tradition" that people accept because a president is rarely elected without the popular vote. but as you can see it's a flawed system in this modern age.

Foreigner. Doesn't know how our system works or why it was designed that way.

Typical response. I most likely know better than most americans why it's that way.


edited as I felt it was too offensive. sorry

 

[davislane1]

Typical response that stems from ignorance of the world outside of the US. I most likely know better than most americans why it's that way.

I'll give you the last point. Our education system is terrible and many people here believe that the popular vote should settle things instead of the Electoral College.

Fortunately, our founders saw fit to nix mob rule from the beginning.

but as you can see it's a flawed system in this modern age.

It isn't flawed if it works as intended. And it just so happens that it's been working as intended for hundreds of years. The whole point of it is to prevent simple majorities from determining the political fate of the rest of the country by virtue of numbers. In the case of POTUS 2016, it preventing big cities from determining the fate of the rest of the country because "more of us."

Mysteriously, it only seems to be flawed when it costs a left-wing candidate (or cause) an victory.

It's also worth pointing out that democracy is only promoted by people when it aligns with their own agenda. If you recall, we had a democratic vote in California some years ago wherein the majority of CA residents voted against gay marriage. The invalidation of this vote was celebrated by the same democracy-loving progressives that constantly remind us how the majority vote should determine the direction of the country.

This is to say nothing of Brexit or the impending election of Le Pen in France.

Considering these things, it's rather prudent to ignore anyone who brings up the popular vote as a means of legitimacy or "modernity," because its advocates only support it when it goes their way. When it doesn't, the vote must be resisted, challenged in court, and overturned.

In essence, "democracy" is now a code word for "heads I win, tails you cheated."

Fortunately, a lot of people are wise to the game now.

 

[cliffordcooley]

It isn't flawed if it works as intended. And it just so happens that it's been working as intended for hundreds of years. The whole point of it is to prevent simple majorities from determining the political fate of the rest of the country by virtue of numbers. In the case of POTUS 2016, it preventing big cities from determining the fate of the rest of the country because "more of us."

If anything it is still broken because it doesn't prevent well enough. Each state regarless of population should have equal voting power, that is if they are to be their own state.

 

[Puiu]

I'll give you the last point. Our education system is terrible and many people here believe that the popular vote should settle things instead of the Electoral College.

Fortunately, our founders saw fit to nix mob rule from the beginning.



It isn't flawed if it works as intended. And it just so happens that it's been working as intended for hundreds of years. The whole point of it is to prevent simple majorities from determining the political fate of the rest of the country by virtue of numbers. In the case of POTUS 2016, it preventing big cities from determining the fate of the rest of the country because "more of us."

Mysteriously, it only seems to be flawed when it costs a left-wing candidate (or cause) an victory.

It's also worth pointing out that democracy is only promoted by people when it aligns with their own agenda. If you recall, we had a democratic vote in California some years ago wherein the majority of CA residents voted against gay marriage. The invalidation of this vote was celebrated by the same democracy-loving progressives that constantly remind us how the majority vote should determine the direction of the country.

This is to say nothing of Brexit or the impending election of Le Pen in France.

Considering these things, it's rather prudent to ignore anyone who brings up the popular vote as a means of legitimacy or "modernity," because its advocates only support it when it goes their way. When it doesn't, the vote must be resisted, challenged in court, and overturned.

In essence, "democracy" is now a code word for "heads I win, tails you cheated."

Fortunately, a lot of people are wise to the game now.

all I understood from what you said is that you gave up on democracy in the US. that's incredibly sad and also the reason why a clown was voted as president. people just... gave up.

 

[mbalensiefer]

Obama never ended the wars in the middle east after 8 years like he promised

don't compare a whale with a drop of water.

Obama never gave us a transparent administration like he promised. Obama never gave us a budget like he promised. Obama never equalized the rich/poor gap like he promised. Obama did cause rank disatisfaction.

 

[mbalensiefer]

Fortunately, a lot of people are wise to the game now.[/QUOTE]
all I understood from what you said is that you gave up on democracy in the US. that's incredibly sad and also the reason why a clown was voted as president. people just... gave up.[/QUOTE]

Fortunately we have a clown in charge instead of a certain insolent 100% incompetent.

 

[Puiu]

Fortunately we have a clown in charge instead of a certain insolent 100% incompetent.

insolent? yes. incompetent? I'm sorry but that's just you insulting someone for no reason.
lack of charisma and people buying into Trumps lies is what cause her to lose --> although she did win the overall popular vote by quite a wide margin. Trump got lucky and won on a technicality, not by the will of the people.

it's great that you are glad that a clown is your leader good for you, showing the rest of the world how it's done.

 

[cliffordcooley]

people buying into Trumps lies is what cause her to lose

People not buying into her lies is why Trump won. Her past is what bit her in the ***.