NSA and Cyber Command to coordinate actions to counter Russian election interference in 2018 amid ab

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Source: Washington Post


NSA and Cyber Command to coordinate actions to counter Russian election interference in 2018 amid absence of White House guidance


Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has quietly directed the two organizations to coordinate actions to counter potential Russian interference in the 2018 midterm elections. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
by Ellen Nakashima July 17 at 11:43 AM Email the author

The head of the nation’s largest electronic spy agency and the military’s cyberwarfare arm has quietly directed the two organizations to coordinate actions to counter potential Russian interference in the 2018 midterm elections.

The move, announced to staff at the National Security Agency last week by NSA Director Paul Nakasone, is an attempt to maximize the efforts of the two groups and comes as President Trump in Helsinki on Monday said Russian President Vladi­mir Putin was “extremely strong and powerful” in denying Russian involvement in the presidential election two years ago.

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“Nakasone, and the heads of the other three-letter agencies, are doing what they can in their own lanes, absent an overall approach directed by the president,” said Michael V. Hayden, who has headed the NSA and the CIA. “As good as it is, it’s not good enough. This is not a narrowly defined cyberthreat. This is one of the most significant strategic national security threats facing the United States since 9/11.”

Nakasone, who became the chief of both NSA and U.S. Cyber Command in April, told Congress in his confirmation hearings earlier this year: “The most important thing is we want the [Russians’] behavior to change. .?.?. We want them to pay a price.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-and-cyber-command-to-coordinate-actions-to-counter-russian-election-interference-in-2018-amid-absence-of-white-house-guidance/2018/07/17/baac95b2-8900-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html?noredirect=on

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Note: this is not behind a paywall and is the proper article belonging to a post with the same title earlier in the LBN column that had several flaws.

[sprinkleeninow]

1. "....amid absence of White House guidance." eom

[Javaman]

2. I just got a chill up my spine and a pit in my stomach...

something truly fucked up is afoot and we the people are without.

there is something internally going on. something truly frightening, disturbing and un-nerving

[leftieNanner]

3. Yeah, me too

Last night Rachel talked about the Russian Spy who was just arrested - and how she knew in 2015 that the Republicans were going to take over all branches of the US government.

Plus the WH has no plan or organizing going on in case they need to deal with a Congressional flip from R to D. That could just be short sighted stupidity though.

[Javaman]

4. crazy like a shit house rat...

while the orange asshole goes along for the ride; making sure he gets his ass gets kissed all along the way, the repukes are saying to themselves, "we can get any damn thing we want, as long as we kiss that idiots ass".

but what I think is happening, especially after the side show in Helsinki, is this: the repukes are realizing, they don't have a tiger by the tail but a fire breathing dragon by the tail in the form of russia.

they coped to russian help to get the "control" they wanted over all branches of government, but I think after that foolish display of treasonous activity in Europe by the orange asshole, the repukes are getting a bit nervous.

they wanted the power so bad that they didn't realize that it was usurped from underneath them.

they aren't just short sighted stupid, they are power mad stupid.

to quote star wars, "The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

[leftieNanner]

5. Power Mad Stupid

That sums it up. Paul Ryan is all kinds of stupid. Mitch McConnell is Evil Stupid.

And I can hear Princess Leia's voice. Sigh. We need her back. And Robin Williams. And Lordy, Tim Russert!

[pecosbob]

6. Finally a sign of some positive action

Wanna bet Gump finds some red herring for them to chase?

[lagomorph777]

8. I hope it's not too late.

Happy to hear our professionals are doing SOMETHING though.

[janx]

7. Thank God.

These agencies are taking matters into their own hands.

[RandomAccess]

9. My sentiments exactly

I hope they've got enough resources to do what they need to do.