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Enemies of U.S. continue cyberattacks without fear of reprisal, NSA director nominee says

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Russia and China continue to hack into U.S. companies and government agencies because they aren’t afraid of a potential response, senior U.S. officials say. The Army general expected to be confirmed as the next head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command told senators at a congressional hearing on Thursday that he doesn’t believe U.S. adversaries in cyberspace fear any repercussions for conducting hacking campaigns and cyber-espionage. Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone’s bleak assessment at at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing comes two days after the the same committee grilled the outgoing Adm. Mike Rogers, who Nakasone would replace, for indicating that the U.S. does not have offensive plans in motion to retaliate against cyberattacks. Responding to a line of questioning from Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska., who called the U.S. “the cyber punching bag of the world”, Nakasone said that countries known to target the U.S. in cyberattacks are not deterred […]

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Russia and China continue to hack into U.S. companies and government agencies because they aren’t afraid of a potential response, senior U.S. officials say. The Army general expected to be confirmed as the next head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command told senators at a congressional hearing on Thursday that he doesn’t believe U.S. adversaries in cyberspace fear any repercussions for conducting hacking campaigns and cyber-espionage. Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone’s bleak assessment at at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing comes two days after the the same committee grilled the outgoing Adm. Mike Rogers, who Nakasone would replace, for indicating that the U.S. does not have offensive plans in motion to retaliate against cyberattacks. Responding to a line of questioning from Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska., who called the U.S. “the cyber punching bag of the world”, Nakasone said that countries known to target the U.S. in cyberattacks are not deterred […]

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NSA chief ripped by Congress for cyberwar process he doesn’t control

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President Donald Trump has not specifically directed Adm. Michael Rogers to “disrupt Russian cyberthreats where they originate,” the NSA director and head of U.S. Cyber Command said during a congressional hearing Tuesday. “I need a policy decision that indicates there is specific direction to do that,” Rogers said before the Senate Armed Services Committee. “The president ultimately would make this decision in accordance with a recommendation from the Secretary of Defense.” The comments come as multiple investigations looking into the Kremlin’s expansive meddling in the 2016 Presidential election continue to unearth new information. “I believe that [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin has clearly come to the conclusion ‘There’s little price to pay here, and that therefore I can continue this activity’,” Rogers told lawmakers. Speaking in front of Congress as leader of U.S. Cyber Command, Rogers noted that he is currently able to direct operators to take certain actions against Russia […]

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President Donald Trump has not specifically directed Adm. Michael Rogers to “disrupt Russian cyberthreats where they originate,” the NSA director and head of U.S. Cyber Command said during a congressional hearing Tuesday. “I need a policy decision that indicates there is specific direction to do that,” Rogers said before the Senate Armed Services Committee. “The president ultimately would make this decision in accordance with a recommendation from the Secretary of Defense.” The comments come as multiple investigations looking into the Kremlin’s expansive meddling in the 2016 Presidential election continue to unearth new information. “I believe that [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin has clearly come to the conclusion ‘There’s little price to pay here, and that therefore I can continue this activity’,” Rogers told lawmakers. Speaking in front of Congress as leader of U.S. Cyber Command, Rogers noted that he is currently able to direct operators to take certain actions against Russia […]

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Next NSA director is chosen by Trump

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President Donald Trump plans to nominate the head of Army Cyber Command, Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, to be the next NSA director and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce announced on Twitter late Tuesday. Nakasone is a respected military professional who has gained a reputation for pioneering the development of the the U.S.’s premier cyberwarfare force. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the first Asian-American to hold the position. NSA Director Mike Rogers is expected to retire this spring. CyberScoop, The Washington Post, Cipher Brief and Politico all reported in recent weeks that Nakasone was the favorite to land the job. If confirmed, he will bring an innate familiarity to the role given his recent work with U.S. Cyber Command, a partner organization to NSA, which is similarly headquartered at Fort Meade military base in Maryland. Cyber Command includes the cyber mission teams of each military service branch, including the […]

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Norton takes over Pentagon’s network defense headquarters and DISA

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On the same day U.S. Cyber Command’s network defense headquarters became fully operational, Navy Vice Adm. Nancy A. Norton assumed command of the Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) and became director of of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on Thursday. Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn retired this week as director of DISA. Norton’s command began at a ceremony Fort Meade in Maryland, the home of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency and DISA among other agencies. “I look at this audience and I think to myself, ‘Man, if you are doing anything in [information technology], networks, cyber … you are here today,” Adm. Mike Rogers, director of the NSA and Cyber Command, said at the opening of the ceremony. Norton reports directly to Rogers. Rogers will retire this spring after a tumultuous four year command. Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, currently the head of U.S. Army Cyber Command, is expected to […]

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