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      2 months ago

      https://www.propublica.org/article/cyber-safety-board-never-investigated-solarwinds-breach-microsoft

      A full, public accounting of what happened in the Solar Winds case would have been devastating to Microsoft. ProPublica recently revealed that Microsoft had long known about — but refused to address — a flaw used in the hack. The tech company’s failure to act reflected a corporate culture that prioritized profit over security and left the U.S. government vulnerable, a whistleblower said.

      So far, the Cyber Safety Review Board has charted a different path.

      The board is not independent — it’s housed in the Department of Homeland Security. Rob Silvers, the board chair, is a Homeland Security undersecretary. Its vice chair is a top security executive at Google. The board does not have full-time staff, subpoena power or dedicated funding.

      Incidentally, this is why people have zero faith in the modern Democratic Party. You get these big fanfare addresses by a President, which consistently resolve into these empty bureaucratic fixtures with neither the inclination nor the authority to perform their stated tasks.