Increasingly unclear how US is countering Russian cyber attacks

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Amanda Macias
Published 1 Hour Ago

... Speaking to lawmakers on Thursday, the top U.S. general in Europe told lawmakers that the U.S. does not have a satisfactory understanding of Russian cyber infrastructure nor an effective approach to deal with cyber threats.

"I don't believe there is an effective unification across the interagency, with the energy and the focus that we could attain," Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who is also NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

The general's comments came after multiple military and intelligence officials have said that they have yet to receive directives from President Donald Trump to combat the online onslaught from Russia ...

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/08/unclear-who-is-leading-the-us-response-to-russian-cyber-attacks.html

[TreasonousBastard]

1. It's perfectly clear-- we're not.

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2. US not effectively countering Russia cyberthreat

By Nicole Gaouette and Ryan Browne, CNN
Updated 3:17 PM ET, Thu March 8, 2018

Washington (CNN)The top US general in Europe has said he does not believe there is a unified effort across the US government to confront Russian cyberthreats.

When asked on Thursday how he would assess the whole government response to Russian threats during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti replied, "I don't believe there is an effective unification across the interagency with the energy and the focus that we could attain."

Scaparrotti is the latest senior official to signal that the White House has yet to marshal a thorough and focused response to the ongoing threat of Russian cyber-intrusions, particularly into US voting systems. President Donald Trump has only glancingly and grudgingly acknowledged the consensus view of US intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential campaign with a view to helping him get elected ...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/scaparrotti-us-not-countering-cyber-threat/index.html

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3. "Increasingly unclear"? It was always unclear. WTF, 'increasingly'...weak tea journal. -nt

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4. .