Security News > 2020 > November > Report: CISA Chief Expects White House to Fire Him

Because of the CISA's support of a fair election process, the White House is expected to call for Krebs' resignation, according to a Reuters report, citing sources close to the CISA chief.

Upon hearing the news, lawmakers and other observers took to Twitter and to praise the job Krebs has done as CISA director, nothing how he put aside partisanship to work for a common goal to protect U.S. cybersecurity infrastructure and the election process.

Molly McKew, lead writer at Great Power and a writer and lecturer on Russian influence and information warfare, called the White House' decision to fire Krebs and Ware "Pathetic" given the CISA's success in protecting the election process.

"Chloé Messdaghi, vice president of strategy at Point 3 Security, told Threatpost:"This last election cycle has been a clear example of why CISA is so important to our national security.

"Under his leadership, CISA pushed forward on informing the country of longstanding vulnerabilities being exploited or exploitable by foreign actors, and which needed immediate patching, both for the security of the election and for ongoing organizational and national security," Messdaghi added.

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