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Legislators rail against potential rollback of flexible DOD cyber powers
U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone told senators that scaling back his organization's cyber ops authorities would be damaging to its mission.
House's defense bill looks to protect Pentagon's tech supply chain
Chairman Adam Smith’s mark of the National Defense Authorization Act seeks to prevent the DOD from acquiring foreign telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from companies that could pose security risks.
NDAA pushes U.S. Cyber Command to be more aggressive
The Senate's version of the annual defense policy bill sets a road map for how U.S. Cyber Command will ramp up operations.
Enemies of U.S. continue cyberattacks without fear of reprisal, NSA director nominee says
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone indicated that deterrence against foreign cyberattacks is lacking, but that he would develop options to present to policymakers if nominated.
NSA chief ripped by Congress for cyberwar process he doesn't control
Neither President Donald Trump nor Secretary of Defense James Mattis has specifically directed Adm. Mike Rogers to “disrupt Russian cyberthreats where they originate."
NSA alerted France to 'Russian activity' against presidential campaign targets, Rogers says
We said, 'Look we are watching the Russians, we've seen them penetrate your infrastructure, here's what we've seen, what can we do to try to assist?'