The DOGE effect on cyber: What's happened and what's next?
In this latest episode of CISO Insights, "The DOGE-effect on Cyber: What's happened and what's next?" cybersecurity leaders gathered to debate the impact of the Department of Government Efficiency's work on the cybersecurity community.
The webinar featured experts Michael McLaughlin, co-leader of the cybersecurity and data privacy practice group at Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney, and Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst at IT-Harvest. Other seasoned cybersecurity professionals weighing in on this critical and timely topic were CISOs Dan Lohrmann, with Presidio, and Earl Duby, co-host of CISO Insights.
The webinar's live poll results confirmed that there's heightened anxiety in the field: 61% of respondents expressed worry about the effect of DOGE changes.
Opinions differed among the panel participants as to whether the pursuit of government efficiency is undermining cybersecurity or is needed to right-size bloated bureaucracies.
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Brenda Horrigan is executive managing editor for Informa TechTarget's Editorial Programs and Execution team.