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posted by Fnord666 on Monday May 15 2017, @10:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the overdue dept.

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity.

Mainly, the order requires a number of cybersecurity reviews across the various agencies of the federal government, in order to determine what must be done to strengthen federal computer systems, as well as United States' critical infrastructure.

Here are some industry reactions to the executive order Help Net Security received.

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/05/12/reactions-trump-cybersecurity/


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Monday May 15 2017, @04:05PM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday May 15 2017, @04:05PM (#510081) Journal

    I'll tell you what rational people most likely think. That Trump made a lot of money in Russia, and naturally he has ties to Russia. He married a Russian, which makes his ties to Russia even stronger. Some people in Russia probably like him. A lot of people in Russia probably dislike Hillary quite a lot. So, Russians, as well as the Russian government naturally preferred that Trump would win over Hillary.

    Given that Trump has ties to Russia, and that the Democrats have been working overtime to demonize Russia as well as Russians, it seems reasonable that the Dems are making a mountain out of a mole hill.

    I withhold final judgement. Trump ain't squeaky clean, after all. A lot of people dislike him, with good reason. But, at this point in time, there is no reason to think he is actually dirty. Let the investigation proceed.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @04:50PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @04:50PM (#510104)

    He married a Russian, which makes his ties to Russia even stronger.

    You're geographically challenged as well, Runaway? [wikipedia.org]

    Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs[1] [mɛˈlaːnija ˈknaːu̯s], April 26, 1970; Germanized to Melania Knauss[2]) is the First Lady of the United States, married to President Donald Trump. She was born in Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), became a permanent resident of the United States in 2001, and obtained U.S. citizenship in 2006. Prior to marrying Donald Trump, she worked as a model; by 2016 she considered herself a "full-time mom".[3] Trump is the second foreign-born First Lady of the United States, following Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams.[4]

    Or maybe you were thinking of Ivana? Wrong again:

    Ivana Marie Trump (née Zelníčková, Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvana ˈmarɪjɛ ˈzɛlɲiːt͡ʃkovaː]; February 20, 1949) is a Czech-American businesswoman and former fashion model. She was the first wife of U.S. President Donald Trump from 1977 until 1991.

    I get it now. I know, you're referring to Marla Maples! Oh, wait [wikipedia.org]:

    Maples was born in Cohutta, Georgia,[town verification needed] the daughter of Laura Ann Locklear (1940–2014), a homemaker and model, and Stanley Edward Maples, a real estate developer.[3][4] Maples attended Northwest Whitfield High School in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, where she was 1981 Homecoming queen; she was invited to return for the 1991 homecoming to crown the school's new queen.[5][6]

    Okay. I guess I missed the Russian wife. Or not. What was the rest of what you were going on about? It may well be more useful/accurate than this, but given the complete lack of (easily checked) of knowledge about this, I stopped reading there.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday May 15 2017, @06:40PM (1 child)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday May 15 2017, @06:40PM (#510173) Journal

      Yugoslavia was a Soviet Socialist Republic, until the Soviet fell. That's pretty "Russian" from a geopolitical point of view. It's Russian enough for the Dems who want to demonize Russia, and Trump. Anything on the other side of the old Iron Curtain counts.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @10:12PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @10:12PM (#510253)

        Yugoslavia was a Soviet Socialist Republic, until the Soviet fell. That's pretty "Russian" from a geopolitical point of view. It's Russian enough for the Dems who want to demonize Russia, and Trump. Anything on the other side of the old Iron Curtain counts.

        You've once again shown your ignorance, Runaway. Perhaps you should learn a little about what you're talking about before spouting off. [wikipedia.org]

        Here's a taste for you [wikipedia.org]:

        Historically, the current territory of Slovenia was part of many different state formations, including the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, followed by the Habsburg Monarchy. In October 1918, the Slovenes exercised self-determination for the first time by co-founding the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. In December 1918, they merged with the Kingdom of Serbia into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929). During World War II, Slovenia was occupied and annexed by Germany, Italy, and Hungary, with a tiny area transferred to the Independent State of Croatia, a Nazi puppet state.[48] Afterward, it was a founding member of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, later renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a communist state which was the only country in the Eastern Bloc never a part of the Warsaw Pact. In June 1991, after the introduction of multi-party representative democracy, Slovenia split from Yugoslavia and became an independent country.[5] In 2004, it entered NATO and the European Union; in 2007 became the first formerly communist country to join the Eurozone;[49] and in 2010 joined the OECD, a global association of high-income developed countries.[50]

        Once again, it's clear that you're talking out of your ass.

        I'll give you an analogy (sorry, no cars involved) and I'll use small words so you'll be sure to understand:

        IIRC you're in Arkansas, right?

        Arkansas was part of the Confederacy. By your logic, that makes you a racist proponent of human slavery and a traitor to the United States right?

        Good job!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @05:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @05:02PM (#510117)

    Melania is Slovenian. Slovenia is pretty much on the US Empire side. Russia's friend in that area is Serbia, which the Empire has decimated over the last 20 years.

    Otherwise, I completely agree with your post.

  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday May 15 2017, @05:17PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday May 15 2017, @05:17PM (#510127) Journal

    Rationalization and rational aren't actually the same thing.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @11:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 15 2017, @11:51PM (#510299)

    Some people in Russia probably like him.

    Yeah, and many more dislike him. This might come as a surprise to you, but even in Capitalist Russia, people don't like corporate magnates. Hatred for the corporate elite is the one universal feeling that binds all cultures on the planet.