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fromNextgov.com
1 day ago

Trump nominee to lead NSA commits to backing controversial spying law

A nominee to lead NSA and U.S. Cyber Command supports continued use of 702 FISA authority as indispensable for national security despite concerns about incidental collection of U.S. persons.
World news
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Why I'm withholding certainty that "precise" US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity

U.S. cyber operation reportedly cut power across Caracas briefly and for days in some areas, disrupted military radar, enabling helicopters to seize Nicolás Maduro.
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fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Experts see NSA nominee's Pacific experience as a boost to US cyber posture on China

Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd was nominated to lead the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, bringing Indo-Pacific operational experience and China-focused insight despite limited cyber background.
Information security
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

Maduro raid had telltale signs of a cyber-enabled blackout

U.S. Cyber Command and Space Command supported a targeted operation in Venezuela that produced selective, immediate blackouts to facilitate an action against the president.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Defense authorization bill includes billions for cyber, intelligence matters

would provide U.S. Cyber Command - the digital combatant command that shares space with the NSA - some $73 million for cyberspace operations, around $30 million for unnamed activities and $314 million for operations and maintenance at its headquarters. It also appears to preserve the dual-hat leadership structure of Cybercom and NSA - traditionally co-led by the same four-star general - with language that prevents Defense Department funding from being used to "reduce or diminish" responsibilities, oversight and authorities given to the Cybercom director.
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