Trump Gives Giuliani Major Role In Increasing Cybersecurity

MickeyW said:

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will advise President-elect Donald Trump on cybersecurity issues, both Giuliani and the Trump transition team announced Thursday.

“President-elect Trump is very pleased to announce former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be sharing his expertise and insight as a trusted friend concerning private sector cyber security problems and emerging solutions developing in the private sector,” said the Trump team press release.

Trump Gives Giuliani Major Role In Increasing Cybersecurity

As good a guy as any.

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What does he bring to the table aside from being a Trump lapdog?

uncleray said:

It seems that The Donald is more interested in finally finding something to give to Rudy.
Experts are questioning the security of his firm's website.
Evidently it runs Joomla which hasn't been patched since 2012.
Trump cybersecurity advisor Rudy Giuliani's website is insecure, security experts say - Business Insider
A mediocre choice.

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You really are clueless ....aren't you?

JANFU said:

What does he bring to the table aside from being a Trump lapdog?

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Years of experience as a hard nosed attorney and damn fine mayor of NYC. He's no Trump lapdog.......that would be obama's Rahm Emanuel.

MrPeanut said:

I'm not disputing that he has a skill set. It just seems like an odd choice as an adviser for cyber security. What exactly is he staffing? I assume this a position given to Giuliani for his loyalty during the election, and not based on his expertise of the subject. I think it's one thing to manage something effectively, and another to have a capacity to advise on a technical subject.

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I am not going to disagree with the part about it being a position having as at least partially come from his being a loyal member of the Trump team who defended him, correctly, and who bore the Trump message on through the mainstream press thus out to the more indoctrinated and to many, oftentimes the too many, more of the uninformed, but those whose opinions end up having great impact on the entire universe out here as they are voting fellow citizens.

So...

Just where in the jigsaw of the Federal system could Rudy fit best? He could easily have fit well at Atty Gen... maybe other fits cabinet level as well. A top level adviser surely. As an example, I think Carson will probably do well at his fitted post just as do I Rudy at this new one.

If not, I mean who truly could be better able to say, "Your're fired". Its a given. Its almost expected if the job is not being done to Trump standards...which granted, can be a little unorthodox at times. Makes it interesting and you know Trump is actually trying to win which he often does.

And here is where we look at the whole thing differently. Rudy doesn't have to "...have a capacity to advise on a technical subject." He has to be at the point where he can ably grasp the overall concepts and match them to suggest policy/law/regulation creation in an effort to combat what the Democrats are screaming at the top of their lungs is a huge problem. I think it IS a huge problem even though Dems didn't think it huge enough to bring up before Hillary's embarrassing loss. Probably an unavoidable, inescapable inexorable loss. And it was her team that has gotten everyone else to be 'afeared' of foreign entities hacking, affecting 'stuff'...and after that "fake news". So who better to front that situation with a proven record of dogged determination to accomplish difficult tasks and communicating any gains to a thirsty, and against the backdrop of Trump, a proven 'blud' thirsty group in the opposition press?

RickJames3000 said:

This is one of the funniest and most unsubstantiated claims I've ever seen about Rudy.
His biggest accomplishment was looking busy for the cameras after the towers got hit.

He sucks.

And there is no reason, besides his obvious influence with the rogue FBI agents in the NY office which helped deliver a Trump election victory, that he would ever be chosen for a cyber-security position.

He is a complete piece of human garbage.

"The International Association of Fire Fighters issued a letter in 2007, accusing Giuliani of "egregious acts" against the 343 firemen who had died in the September 11th attacks. The letter asserted that Giuliani rushed to conclude the recovery effort once gold and silver had been recovered from World Trade Center vaults and thereby prevented the remains of many victims from being recovered: "Mayor Giuliani's actions meant that fire fighters and citizens who perished would either remain buried at Ground Zero forever, with no closure for families, or be removed like garbage and deposited at the Fresh Kills Landfill."

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Rudy_Giuliani

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Yes, that was one group headed up by union bosses who may well have been politically motivated...as the part in the wiki article that you failed to post goes on to say.

"The Giuliani campaign stated that the union was politically motivated from tough contract negotiations from Giuliani's second term as mayor and quoted a retired firefighter, Lee Ielphi (a father of 9-11 victim who was called to duty as a firefighter that day), saying "Firefighters have no greater friend and supporter than Rudy Giuliani." The union denied political motivation for the criticism.[23] Jim Riches, an official at a firefighters' union and the father of a fallen Ground Zero firefighter, said, "We have all the UFA, the UFOA, and the fire members are all behind us -- the International Association of Fire Fighters.... And we’re going to be out there today to let everybody know that he’s not the hero that he says he is." The unions' complaints focus on the malfunctioning radios used by the fire department on September 11, 2001 and what they claim was a lack of coordination at the Ground Zero site.[24]
In response to this image, Giuliani stated at a presidential debate that he "...would like people to look at my whole record. Long before September 11, 2001...the reason that I believe I'm qualified to be president of the United States is not because of September 11th, 2001. It's because I've been tested...and I got very, very remarkable results. And that is the evaluation of other people, not me."

And you look at the crime rates that went down, the feeling of security that NYC still enjoys since his tenure, the esteem of Americans for NYC residents after 9/11 and their response under his leadership... compared to what it was before. I would say most of us out here had a very low opinion of many New Yorkers from previous conversations and experiences up to that point... then they impressed the hell out of the rest of us.

And don't get me wrong, I always kinda liked Koch.

Rudy Giuliani will act as the facilitator to bring all the experts together from the private sector
to try to map out a solution for a major security issue facing our nation.
Just look at all the cyber attacks against our country over the last 10 years.

The OPM attack was devastating, giving millions of files of people who work for the federal government
to the Chinese government.

This issue has to have top priority!

Gaugingcatenate said:

Yes, that was one group headed up by union bosses who may well have been politically motivated...as the part in the wiki article that you failed to post goes on to say.

"The Giuliani campaign stated that the union was politically motivated from tough contract negotiations from Giuliani's second term as mayor and quoted a retired firefighter, Lee Ielphi (a father of 9-11 victim who was called to duty as a firefighter that day), saying "Firefighters have no greater friend and supporter than Rudy Giuliani." The union denied political motivation for the criticism.[23] Jim Riches, an official at a firefighters' union and the father of a fallen Ground Zero firefighter, said, "We have all the UFA, the UFOA, and the fire members are all behind us -- the International Association of Fire Fighters.... And we’re going to be out there today to let everybody know that he’s not the hero that he says he is." The unions' complaints focus on the malfunctioning radios used by the fire department on September 11, 2001 and what they claim was a lack of coordination at the Ground Zero site.[24]
In response to this image, Giuliani stated at a presidential debate that he "...would like people to look at my whole record. Long before September 11, 2001...the reason that I believe I'm qualified to be president of the United States is not because of September 11th, 2001. It's because I've been tested...and I got very, very remarkable results. And that is the evaluation of other people, not me."

And you look at the crime rates that went down, the feeling of security that NYC still enjoys since his tenure, the esteem of Americans for NYC residents after 9/11 and their response under his leadership... compared to what it was before. I would say most of us out here had a very low opinion of many New Yorkers from previous conversations and experiences up to that point... then they impressed the hell out of the rest of us.

And don't get me wrong, I always kinda liked Koch.

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I don't see how any of what you're saying makes this walking pile of excrement any more qualified to oversee the nation's cyber-security.

uncleray said:

It seems that The Donald is more interested in finally finding something to give to Rudy.
Experts are questioning the security of his firm's website.
Evidently it runs Joomla which hasn't been patched since 2012.
Trump cybersecurity advisor Rudy Giuliani's website is insecure, security experts say - Business Insider
A mediocre choice.

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Don't know what mediocre means to you??

Rudy Giuliani

107th Mayor of New York City; Partner, Giuliani Partners
Exclusively WSB
Speaker Bio: Rudy Giuliani - Washington Speakers Bureau

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City, was born in Brooklyn, New York. As the grandson of Italian immigrants, he was taught the value of a strong work ethic and a deep respect for America's ideal of equal opportunity. He attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Manhattan College, and New York University Law School.

After joining the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Giuliani rose quickly through the ranks, becoming the chief of the Narcotics Unit at age 29.

In 1983, President Reagan appointed Giuliani as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Giuliani spearheaded successful efforts against organized crime, white-collar criminals, drug dealers and corrupt elected officials. Few U.S. Attorneys in history can match his record of 4,152 convictions with only 25 reversals.

In 1993, Giuliani was elected Mayor of the City of New York. Campaigning on the slogan "One City, One Standard," he focused on reducing crime, reforming welfare, and improving the quality of life. In 1997, he was re-elected with 57% of the vote in a city in which Democrats outnumbered Republicans five to one.

Under his leadership, overall crime was cut by 56%, murder was cut by 66%, and New York City—once considered the crime capital of the country—became the safest large city in America according to the FBI. New York City's law enforcement strategy has become a model for other cities around the world. This is particularly true of the CompStat statistical accountability program, which won the 1996 Innovations in Government Award from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

When Giuliani took office, one of every seven New Yorkers was on welfare. Giuliani implemented the largest and most successful welfare-to-work initiative in the country, turning welfare offices into Job Centers and reduced welfare rolls by 640,000—nearly 60%.

On September 11, 2001, America suffered the worst attack in its history when terrorists crashed planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Thousands of New Yorkers were killed, including hundreds of members of the city's uniformed services, who rushed to the scene to lead the heroic rescue of tens of thousands of people. Having narrowly missed being crushed when the Towers fell, Giuliani immediately began leading the recovery of the city as it faced its darkest hour. Giuliani was widely lauded for his steady hand during challenging times. He was named “Person of the Year” by TIME magazine, knighted by the Queen of England, dubbed “Rudy the Rock” by French President Jacques Chirac, and former first lady Nancy Reagan presented him with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Freedom Award.

Common Sense 1 said:

Don't know what mediocre means to you??

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Whoever characterized Giuliani as "mediocre" is far from the mark. Rudy Giuliani is THE WORST human being in American politics today.

I used to think he was just a self-absorbed opportunist. That description is certainly not a deal-breaker in the current political environment. But as he's aged, he's appeared less focused, more paranoid, and increasingly insensible. And yet none of those are among his very worst features.

Rudy Giuliani is guilty of having subverted our electoral process by corrupting and politicizing our federal government's chief body of internal law enforcement. His actions with the rogue NY FBI office are tantamount to treason. He belongs in prison... not in the executive department. He is a threat to the values that our nation was founded on.

RickJames3000 said:

I don't see how any of what you're saying makes this walking pile of excrement any more qualified to oversee the nation's cyber-security.

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Therein lies your problem. Its not mine.

BrewerBob said:

Seems an odd choice. Why not pick someone who has managed a cyber security firm? Oh well, I may not think it is an ideal choice but it certainly isn't the worst choice. His investigative experience will be useful.

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He's been doing that for 16 years, according to the report, consulting on cyber-security. What seems odd to me is that the President needs a full-time adviser on private-sector security issues. Is this a paid position?