In her confirmation hearing on Friday to be the next Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem expressed concerns about the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) straying from its mission by focusing on misinformation and disinformation rather than protecting businesses from cyberattacks.
However, recent reports indicate that CISA has actually scaled back its efforts related to misinformation and disinformation due to political pressure from Republicans. Despite this, the agency has received bipartisan support from Congress for its initiatives aimed at enhancing cybersecurity measures for critical infrastructure such as schools and hospitals.
