The breakup of CISA, however, would take some time to achieve. “Under Project 2025, you need Congress to cooperate if you’re going to take it apart versus just weaken it or take steps to make sure that they’re not given any authority or any money,” Schwartz says.

Creating a US Cyber Force as an independent armed service

The final cybersecurity issue that could be determined from next week’s election is creating a US Cyber Force as an independent armed service alongside the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

“There have been a lot of people banging a pot saying, just like we have the Air Force and now we have the Space Force, we should create a Cyber Force,” Brumley says. “I would expect that if Trump is elected, that would move forward quickly. I would guess it wouldn’t happen under Democrats. I think it’s still possible, but I think it’s more like a 25% probability.”