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The '''Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency''' ('''CISA''') is an agency of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] ([[DHS]]) that is responsible for strengthening cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of government, coordinating cybersecurity programs with US states, and improving the government's [[cybersecurity]] protections against private and nation-state hackers. [[CISA]]'s activities are a continuation of the [[National Protection and Programs Directorate]] ([[NPPD]]), and was established on 16 November 2018 when President [[Donald Trump]] signed into law the [[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018]].<ref>''[https://www.zdnet.com/article/trump-signs-bill-that-creates-the-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency/ "Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency"]''</ref>
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The '''Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency''' ('''CISA''') is an agency of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] ([[DHS]]). Nominally created in [[2018]] to defend the United States against cybersecurity threats from hostile foreign actors (e.g., [[Russian hackers]]), it almost at once became an an explicitly inward-facing domestic censorship bureau.<ref>https://report.foundationforfreedomonline.com/11-9-22.html</ref>
  
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==CISA Directors==
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==Official narrative==
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In 2020, [[CISA]] created a website, titled ''Rumor Control'', to rebut disinformation associated with the [[2020 United States presidential election]]. On 12 November 2020, [[CISA]] issued a press release asserting, "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised." On the same day, [[Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency|Director]] [[Christopher Krebs]] indicated that he expected to be dismissed from his post by the [[Trump administration]]. Krebs was subsequently fired by [[President Trump]] on 17 November 2020 via tweet for his comments regarding the security of the election.<ref>''[https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/trump-fires-head-u-s-election-cybersecurity-after-he-debunked-n1248063 "Trump fires head of election cybersecurity who debunked conspiracy theories"]''</ref>
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CISA is responsible for strengthening cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of government, coordinating cybersecurity programs with [[US states]], and improving the government's [[cybersecurity]] protections against private and nation-state hackers. [[CISA]]'s activities are a continuation of the [[National Protection and Programs Directorate]] ([[NPPD]]), and was established on 16 November 2018 when President [[Donald Trump]] signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018.<ref>''[https://www.zdnet.com/article/trump-signs-bill-that-creates-the-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency/ "Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency"]''</ref>
  
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On 12 July 2021, the [[US Senate]] confirmed [[Jen Easterly]] by a Voice Vote, directly after the Senate returned from its July 4th recess. [[Jen Easterly|Easterly]]’s nomination had been reported favorably out of Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on 16 June, but a floor vote had been reportedly held by Senator [[Rick Scott]] over broader national security concerns, until the President or Vice President had visited the southern border with Mexico. Upon confirmation, she became the second [[Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]].<ref>''[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/senate-confirms-jen-easterly-cyber-499335 "Senate confirms Jen Easterly as head of US cyber agency"]''</ref>
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==Censorship==
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CISA's Internet censorship power grew out of interpreting "critical infrastructure" beyond its hard physical meaning to apply to ideas and opinions. By [[2019]], when the narrative of "[[Russiagate|Russian interference in elections]] collapsed, the apparatus quietly, but entirely, pivoted to focus inward on "domestic disinformation." This meant that, henceforth, any US citizen posting what [[DHS]] considered “misinformation” online was suddenly conducting a cyber attack against US critical infrastructure.<ref>https://report.foundationforfreedomonline.com/11-9-22.html</ref>  
  
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==Performance==
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==Astroturfing==
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In September 2022, [[CISA]] released their 2023–2025 CISA Strategic Plan, the first comprehensive strategy since the agency was established in 2018. The Strategic Plan is set against a risk landscape that encompasses an increasingly interconnected, global cyberspace in which the nation faces 24/7/365 asymmetric cyber threats with largescale, real-world impacts.<ref>''[https://www.cisa.gov/strategy "CISA Strategic Plan"]''</ref>
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The [[Twitter Files]] revealed that in [[2017]], Pentagon officials asked Twitter to "whitelist" several accounts that the Pentagon was using to spread messages in the [[Middle East]].
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In response, Twitter granted the account permissions similar to those reserved for verified accounts. The FBI was reported to be communicate messages from other clandestine US intelligence [[spooks]], including those of the U.S. intelligence community and the DHS’s [[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]], even receiving criticism from Twitter why they have [[FBI]] officials solely tasked with searching for Tweets. The DHS was announced to investigate elections in [[2017]] as a new priority battling "[[disinformation]]".
  
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In [[2020]], the CISA created a operational faction called the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) and included the [[Stanford Internet Observatory]], the [[University of Washington]]’s Center for an Informed Public, the [[Atlantic Council]]’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, and [[Graphika]], a social media analytics firm. The EIP was superficially meant to "bypass the First Amendment for government-aligned agencies" to interfere with the government limits on combating [[free speech]]].<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/12/21/twitter-secretly-boosted-us-military-propaganda-investigation</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/tag/twitter-files/</ref>
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At a certain point, automated programs set up with the EIP even (temporarily) banned the Twitter accounts of the [[New York Post]] and then-White House spokeswoman [[Kayleigh McEnany]] for posting the blacklisted link to the Post’s [[Hunter Biden laptop]] story.<ref>https://myvalleynews.com/blog/2023/01/22/infographic-key-revelations-of-the-twitter-files/</ref>
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 8 September 2023

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The agency that cares so much about security, it's in the name twice.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Nominally created in 2018 to defend the United States against cybersecurity threats from hostile foreign actors (e.g., Russian hackers), it almost at once became an an explicitly inward-facing domestic censorship bureau.[1]

Official narrative

CISA is responsible for strengthening cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of government, coordinating cybersecurity programs with US states, and improving the government's cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state hackers. CISA's activities are a continuation of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), and was established on 16 November 2018 when President Donald Trump signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018.[2]

Censorship

CISA's Internet censorship power grew out of interpreting "critical infrastructure" beyond its hard physical meaning to apply to ideas and opinions. By 2019, when the narrative of "Russian interference in elections collapsed, the apparatus quietly, but entirely, pivoted to focus inward on "domestic disinformation." This meant that, henceforth, any US citizen posting what DHS considered “misinformation” online was suddenly conducting a cyber attack against US critical infrastructure.[3]

Astroturfing

The Twitter Files revealed that in 2017, Pentagon officials asked Twitter to "whitelist" several accounts that the Pentagon was using to spread messages in the Middle East. In response, Twitter granted the account permissions similar to those reserved for verified accounts. The FBI was reported to be communicate messages from other clandestine US intelligence spooks, including those of the U.S. intelligence community and the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, even receiving criticism from Twitter why they have FBI officials solely tasked with searching for Tweets. The DHS was announced to investigate elections in 2017 as a new priority battling "disinformation".

In 2020, the CISA created a operational faction called the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) and included the Stanford Internet Observatory, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, and Graphika, a social media analytics firm. The EIP was superficially meant to "bypass the First Amendment for government-aligned agencies" to interfere with the government limits on combating free speech].[4][5]

At a certain point, automated programs set up with the EIP even (temporarily) banned the Twitter accounts of the New York Post and then-White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany for posting the blacklisted link to the Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story.[6]


 

Related Quotation

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The Twitter Files“CISA does not censor speech, period. CISA’s mission is to build resilience to disinformation and foreign malign influence activities that threaten critical infrastructure, including election infrastructure,” a CISA spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email. “We work in a non-partisan manner with state and local election officials to equip the American public with accurate information about the conduct and security of their elections. Online content platform operators, as always, make their own decisions regarding the content on their platforms.””Peter Svab
The Epoch Times		17 January 2023
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References

  1. ↑ https://report.foundationforfreedomonline.com/11-9-22.html
  2. ↑ "Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency"
  3. ↑ https://report.foundationforfreedomonline.com/11-9-22.html
  4. ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/12/21/twitter-secretly-boosted-us-military-propaganda-investigation
  5. ↑ https://nypost.com/tag/twitter-files/
  6. ↑ https://myvalleynews.com/blog/2023/01/22/infographic-key-revelations-of-the-twitter-files/
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