The White House axed the cybersecurity coordinator position on the National Security Council because they said the role is no longer considered necessary. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said, The cyber threat landscape is shifting in real time, and we have reached a historic turning point. Digital security is now converging with personal and physical security, and it is clear that our cyber adversaries can now threaten the very fabric of our republic itself A White House spokesman said the NSCs cyber office already has two Senior Directors.”]