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Louisianans probably aren't up in arms because wtf does this even mean? Seriously, you need to spell it out these days.
The governor is a former lawyer, so someone might even suggest it was left intentionally vague?
So I updated some stuff and yeah this seems very strange. The original order was in 2019 after an attack on some government servers. I had somehow forgotten that in 2023, the government admitted that there had been an ongoing cybersecurity attack on Louisiana OMV data and that essentially every adult in the state had their data breached (it's been a bit of a hectic year).
Are they going to invade Russia, North Korea, Iran? That would be about the only useful exorcise to solve problems fast. Technically we can make code and servers more secure, but that will do nothing about social attacks which are a large source of the problem.
Once you get the above countries still have to make it clear your plans to invade countries like India and China are serious to get them to shape up, but there is a chance you won't have to. You might have to invade a few countries in Africa or something though as well.
Pretty positive there is no actual plan to improve cybersecurity, it's a facade to quietly hand over power and control to the national guard to keep people in line.
The same day the emergency order was signed by the governor, he announced he was restructuring GOHSEP (governors office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness) under the National guard as part of his state DOGE plan to cut waste and save money.
The emergency order grants the director of GOHSEP authority to act however they seem fit to handle cybersecurity. But on the same day the director of GOHSEP was given a new title, and is no longer director.
The "acting director" is now Louisiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Jason P. Mahfouz
Having someone sneak in and blow up a few troll farms would be more measured and proportionate.
this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2025
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