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Anonymous ID: 839500 Dec. 22, 2020, 1:14 p.m. No.12136038 🗄️.is 🔗kun >>6121

Cybersecurity agency where Trump fired boss was flagged repeatedly for poor performance

Internal reports show CISA rated low on information security, slammed for physical election security and intel sharing.

In the weeks just before President Trump fired its leader, the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was repeatedly flagged by the Homeland Security Department’s watchdog for poor performance, including inadequate physical security planning for election sites, poor intelligence sharing with its private and public partners and weak information security for its own systems, internal reports show.

The repeated Inspector General’s warnings in September and October about CISA under then-Director Chris Krebs’ leadership provide a stark contrast to Democrats’ and the news media’s portrayal of Krebs as a skilled leader whose firing jeopardized national security.

The internal memos, reviewed by Just the News, also provide some fodder to understand how the U.S. government could have failed to detect for nine months one of the largest cyberattacks in history, which was finally revealed earlier this month. CISA is primarily responsible for quarterbacking cybersecurity at civilian federal agencies.

“Risks to the Nation’s systems and networks continue to increase as security threats evolve and become more sophisticated. As such, the cyber threat information DHS provides to Federal agencies and private sector entities must be actionable to help better manage this growing threat,” the inspector general warned in one report earlier this fall. “Until CISA improves the quality of its information sharing, AIS participants remain restricted in their ability to safeguard their systems and the data they process from attack, loss, or compromise.”

The inspector general faulted CISA for failing to have adequate staff, resources and policies in place to complete its mission, even going as far as to suggest it was weaker in cybersecurity than some of its fellow Homeland agencies.

For instance, on Sept. 30, the Inspector General’s office reported that of three major Homeland Security offices audited, CISA had the lowest scores by far for information security, a remarkable irony given the agency’s cybersecurity mission. CISA earned the lowest rating of 1 in four of the six categories studied. In contrast, fellow agencies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) achieved a score of 4 or 5 in all but two of the categories.

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/tue-cybersecurity-agency-where-trump-fired-boss-was-flagged-repeatedly

Illicit Iranian Oil Shipment Shut Down at Sea

An international shipping company shut down an illicit transfer of Iranian crude oil, denying the regime much-needed revenue as it works to skirt international sanctions, according to information obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Iran is believed to have loaded a tanker with petroleum products from its Tombak Port before sending it to perform a ship-to-ship transfer with a Danish vessel operated by Celsius Shipping, which is partnered with the Singapore-based Maersk Tankers. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a watchdog group that monitors Tehran's movements at sea, alerted Celsius and its partner mid-transfer that the other vessel, the Ocean Schooner, likely contained Iran's heavily sanctioned crude oil.

The incident highlights the critical role non-governmental watchdog groups play in policing Iran's illicit activity. While the United States and other countries maintain sanctions on the Iranian oil sector, these governments are not always capable of tracking Tehran's day-to-day movements. UANI has emerged as one of the leading advocacy groups helping to enforce international sanctions by naming and shaming companies still doing business with Tehran.

Iran uses a range of tricks to obfuscate the origins of its oil—a critical revenue source for the hardline regime. It routinely shuts off tracking devices monitored by international authorities, making it difficult for companies to determine the origins of a ship's crude payload, and flies false flags on its ships to deceive recipients.

UANI discovered the Ocean Schooner docked in Iran in early December. It immediately sent a letter to Celsius leaders that provided detailed information about the vessel's movements and links to Tehran. At the time, the Schooner was engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer at sea with the Celsius Everett, according to shipping information provided to the Free Beacon.

As in similar cases, the Schooner was found to have disabled its tracking devices, known as "going dark," when docked in Iran's port.

UANI warned Celsius that it could run afoul of American sanctions laws, and Celsius immediately stopped the transfer.

"The timeliness of your information was extremely helpful," Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, chief commercial officer at Maersk, wrote to UANI, according to a copy of that letter viewed by the Free Beacon. "Maersk Tankers and Celsius decided that the CELSIUS EVERETT would not accept the cargo from the OCEAN SCHOONER and terminated the ship-to-ship transfer between the two vessels. We have also decided to refrain from engaging in any transaction with the OCEAN SHOONER [sic] or its owner in the future."

UANI praised Celsius for its action and said that more companies are waking up to the dangers of doing business with Iran.

"With every responsible action taken by the international shipping community, such as the action taken by Maersk, it becomes harder for Iran to conduct these illicit operations," UANI chief of staff Claire Jungman told the Free Beacon.

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/illicit-iranian-oil-shipment-shut-down-at-sea/

UPDATE: The Friday Night Oval Office Meeting Was EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVE Than We Thought – GENERAL FLYNN Saved the Day!

Overstock founder Patrick Byrne went on UndercoverDC on Monday to further discuss the explosive meeting at the White House on Friday night.

During the interview Patrick Byrne described how General Michael Flynn took control and confronted the naysayers on President Trump’s advisory team.

According to Patrick Byrne, “General Flynn stood on his feet [in a calm, measured and professional manner] and gentlemanly asked “Do you think the President won? Can you say that you think the President won?”the question … not a single one would answer the question”.

Byrne further states that he told President Trump that “within 30 minutes” he could produce 3 people who could confirm that his own leadership has been trying to convince others to get him to concede.

General Flynn was the man of the hour.

This was a pivotal moment in American history.

Democrats must not get away with stealing the largest landslide of a sitting president in US history.

This cannot stand!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/update-friday-night-oval-office-meeting-even-explosive-thought-general-flynn-saved-day/

BBC guide for talking down to ‘conspiracy theorist’ relatives is a subtle indoctrination on approved propaganda

The BBC has released a guide on talking to ‘conspiracy theorists’ during Christmas festivities – lecturing readers on how to dismiss alternative views instead of questioning and discussing them.

In a highly embarrassing yet entirely predictable U-turn, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has effectively cancelled Christmas for an untold number of Britons, less than four weeks after announcing plans to recklessly relax coronavirus restrictions significantly from 23rd - 27th December.

Nonetheless, the BBC feels the risk of people getting within 1.5 metres of loved ones possessed of dangerous, alternative opinions over the festive period remains sufficiently high to justify publishing a five-point guide on “how to talk to people about conspiracy theories without ruining Christmas”.

‘Pass the roast potatoes’

The explainer commences by setting out a number of abstruse and bizarre potential scenarios almost certainly - and mercifully - unfamiliar to most readers.

“You’re dreading the moment. As your uncle passes the roast potatoes, he casually mentions that a coronavirus vaccine will be used to inject microchips into our bodies to track us,” the manual ominously begins. “Or maybe it’s that point when a friend, after a couple of pints, starts talking about how Covid-19 ‘doesn’t exist’. Or when pudding is ruined as a long-lost cousin starts spinning lurid tales about QAnon and elite Satanists eating babies.”