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Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual states that supervisors have no discretion when certifying results — or at least, that’s how it’s always been interpreted. @TucsonSentinel reports on a court ruling that threw out that section of the manual, and that may now shake up pending criminal charges for conspiracy against an election supervisor who delayed certification of Cochise County’s 2022 midterm results. “Ambiguity in election certification laws is a problem in several swing states across the country,” writes Jen Fifield.

tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor

TucsonSentinel.comAre local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt.By Jen Fifield

🎯 Former CISA Director Chris Krebs is stepping down from the private sector to fight a federal investigation ordered by President Trump.

Krebs, who led the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) from 2018 to 2020, says the probe — which also stripped him of his security clearance — is part of a broader pattern of using federal power to punish dissent.

“It’s about the government pulling its levers to punish dissent,” Krebs told The Wall Street Journal. “To go after corporate interests and corporate relationships.”

Krebs was fired in 2020 after publicly debunking false claims about election fraud, calling the 2020 vote “the most secure in American history.”

He has since been working in the private sector as chief policy officer at SentinelOne, but is now stepping down to challenge what he calls a politically motivated investigation.

This situation adds to growing concerns from within the cybersecurity community:

- Can security professionals do their jobs without political interference?
- What happens when technical truth is punished rather than protected?
- How do we preserve trust in cyber leadership and national defense?

🔐 At @Efani we believe the integrity of cybersecurity must remain independent of politics. The people who defend infrastructure, protect elections, and ensure resilience should never fear retaliation for doing their jobs honestly.

Trust in digital systems starts with trust in those who secure them.

🇵🇱 POLAND
🔴 Tusk Blames Cyberattack on Foreign Meddling

🔸 Civic Platform’s systems breached weeks before May elections.
🔸 Authorities link attack to Eastern actors; Belarus & Russia suspected.
🔸 Malicious emails sent from hijacked local activist’s account.
🔸 Poland warns of Russian-backed sabotage & disinfo campaign since Jan.

#CISA: We didn't fire #redteams, we just unhired a bunch of them
Agency tries to save face as it also pulls essential funding for #electionsecurity
Former CISA employee #ChristopherChenoweth, senior pentester, said via LinkedIn he and more than 100 others had government contracts terminated on Feb 28, as ordered by Musk's #DOGE. He said this comprised his entire red team and all support roles, and March 5 a second #redteam tasked with "mission-critical work" was also cut.
theregister.com/2025/03/13/cis

The Register · CISA: We didn't fire red teams, we just unhired a bunch of themBy Connor Jones