Now this is stupid. We need to push Russia back into its box. We can't let Russia continue its malign behavior.
Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia
The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.
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It is stupid and extremely dangerous, as Trump's love affair with Putin continues and the Republicans in Congress do nothing about it. Russia will continue its malign behavior and it seems Trump is doing everything to help Putin.
Below is an excerpt from Heather Cox Richardson's daily Letters from an American:
as Stephanie Kirchgaessner of
The Guardian notes, the Trump administration has made clear that it no longer sees Russia as a cybersecurity threat. Last week, at a United Nations working group on cybersecurity, representatives from the European Union and the United Kingdom highlighted threats from Russia, while Liesyl Franz, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for international cybersecurity, did not mention Russia, saying the U.S. was concerned about threats from China and Iran.
Kirchgaessner also noted that under Trump, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which monitors cyberthreats against critical infrastructure, has set new priorities. Although Russian threats, especially those against U.S. election systems, were a top priority for the agency in the past, a source told Kirchgaessner that analysts were told not to follow or report on Russian threats.
“Russia and China are our biggest adversaries,” the source told Kirchgaessner. “With all the cuts being made to different agencies, a lot of cybersecurity personnel have been fired. Our systems are not going to be protected and our adversaries know this.” “People are saying Russia is winning,” the source said. “Putin is on the inside now.”
Granted this is an anonymous source, but it certainly seems accurate in light of what else is being disclosed and reported.