Eric Geller

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@heathdwilliams actually this one was deliberate. i waited until i figured you'd screenshotted before undoing it, but i was slightly worried that i hadn't given you enough time. glad i trusted my instincts. — PolitiTweet.org

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@admiraljello birthjay — PolitiTweet.org

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Jacky Rosen: How can the government expand the cyber workforce? Inglis: USG can develop early learning curricula. “Every one of us needs to learn how to cross the cyber street in the same way we learned how to cross a physical street when we were young.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Scott: How can we get private sector to do the right thing? Inglis: “When they're conducting critical activities...it may well be that we need to step in and we need to regulate or mandate in the same we've done that for the aviation industry [and] for the automobile industry.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rick Scott: How can we stop ransomware? Inglis: Need to make this more than a "cyber-on-cyber problem." Bring to bear other elements of national power. Can't deter cyberattacks like we've deterred nuclear attacks. Goal must be resilience. — PolitiTweet.org

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@recordedvoice @MEPFuller @aedwardslevy The Joyce of Tweeting — PolitiTweet.org

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Ossoff: Do you anticipate that you will be involved in decisions about collecting Americans’ data? Inglis: “I would not expect to be in those conversations.” O: Balance of privacy and security? I: “Privacy needs to be on the table upfront, not "an afterthought." — PolitiTweet.org

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Jon Ossoff: How do you see role of surveillance in protecting U.S. networks? Inglis: “We have authorities in place that restrict surveillance...to very narrow lanes, and...we should not take those walls down." — PolitiTweet.org

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Hawley: Is the current federal cyber coordination structure working well? Inglis: “It's not entirely clear that … we have achieved unity of purpose [and] that [agencies are] all operating according to a single strategy.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Inglis: “There are generally three ways that [cyber] standards can come about. One is enlightened self interest; that's apparently not working. The second is market forces; that's apparently not working. And the third is some imposition of standards or regulations.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Hawley: Should critical infra operators face higher standards? Easterly: “Voluntary standards are probably not getting the job done...there probably is some sort of role for making some of these standards mandatory," especially breach notification to the federal government. — PolitiTweet.org

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Josh Hawley: Do we have enough corporate cyber accountability? Easterly: “I don’t have a sense, across the board, in terms of accountability.” Yes in finserv b/c of "regulatory framework.” “Accountability is incredibly important for cybersecurity standards across the board.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@MEPFuller @aedwardslevy @recordedvoice what about David Joyce and John Joyce? — PolitiTweet.org

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Hassan: Standalone state/local cyber grant program? Easterly: "I don't know much about that, but it certainly seems to make sense." Says grants are key to helping states/locals. "If confirmed, I would love to be able to learn from you more about that and to work with you on it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Obviously this should say "hunch" not "bunch" https://t.co/R8Esgjw3wP — PolitiTweet.org

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Notably, Easterly is speaking more charitably about Colonial's engagement with the federal government than acting CISA Director Brandon Wales has. Wales certainly hasn't excoriated Colonial or anything like that, but he's mentioned their slowness and reticence to share data. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hassan: How will you work with law enforcement to fight ransomware? Easterly: “I know some people look at [Colonial] and say, ‘Well, the company didn't call CISA,’ but I actually think it's a tribute to [interagency collaboration] that the FBI immediately brought in CISA." — PolitiTweet.org

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Maggie Hassan: Improving info sharing? Inglis: “Often...all we do is to share information. We don’t share perspectives. We don’t share what perhaps might be a bunch or an insight. … We need to ... share at the lowest possible level — not after we have a well-formed idea." — PolitiTweet.org

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Padilla: How would you recruit and retain talent? Easterly: Create “culture of excellence” where people enjoy their work, and focus on career development. Inglis: Start as early as possible, and “revisit what the fundamental qualifications are to take one of these jobs.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Padilla: How would you approach election security as NCD? Inglis: NCD "needs to make sure...we have a viable strategy" to provide federal support to election officials, which means ensuring CISA, FBI, etc. have adequate resources. — PolitiTweet.org

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Padilla: How would you approach election security as NCD? CI: NCD "needs to make sure...we have a viable strategy" to provide federal support to election officials, which means ensuring CISA, FBI, etc. have adequate resources. — PolitiTweet.org

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Alex Padilla (former CA SOS): How do you see CISA’s election security mission and the need to preserve an apolitical reputation? Easterly: “I would make it a very early priority to start building those relationships” leveraging existing work begun by Chris Krebs. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mjs_DC or bittorrent! — PolitiTweet.org

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@timstarks @snlyngaas @mastersonmv ꜱ ᴘ ʟ ᴏ ʀ ᴘ ꜱ — PolitiTweet.org

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@snlyngaas @mastersonmv right, we're only in the first inning of this game, the score is 30-Love and we're barely at the 10-yard line — PolitiTweet.org

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Carper: How will you recruit and retain a cyber workforce? Inglis: Inspire them with mission, ensure diversity of perspectives, and create viable career path. Easterly: Collaborative, inclusive culture; holistic view of talent management; and creativity in finding people. — PolitiTweet.org

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@etuckerAP surprised he'd say this given how few people were arrested and searched — PolitiTweet.org

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Tom Carper: How will you improve the U.S.’ cyber posture? Easterly: Three initial foci for CISA: resources (especially workforce); visibility into agency networks; and partnerships. — PolitiTweet.org

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Portman: We need to avoid duplicating effort and we need to know who has ultimate authority for cyber. Both Easterly and Inglis commit to avoiding overlap. — PolitiTweet.org

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Portman: We asked the federal CISO about accountability for federal cyber but only received a list of public websites. Does that seem right to you? Inglis: "I’m committed to [sharing] all of the resources and insight required" for oversight. OMB response "doesn’t sound correct.” — PolitiTweet.org