How Will the Public Learn About Cyberattacks Under President Trump?

If the public is to stay informed about foreign hacking that the executive branch wanted to keep quiet, whistleblowers in the intelligence community would have to come forward to leak important findings. But under President Barack Obama, leakers have faced steep penalties for sharing classified information with the press or the public—and President-elect Donald Trump seems far more hostile toward transparency, as evidenced by his stances on journalism and free speech. In the absence of official reports about hacking, the private sector would have a bigger role to play, too.