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US To Create the Independent US Cyber Command, Split Off From NSA (pbs.org)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS: After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group and other foes, according to U.S. officials. Under the plans, U.S. Cyber Command would eventually be split off from the intelligence-focused National Security Agency. The goal, they said, is to give U.S. Cyber Command more autonomy, freeing it from any constraints that stem from working alongside the NSA, which is responsible for monitoring and collecting telephone, internet and other intelligence data from around the world -- a responsibility that can sometimes clash with military operations against enemy forces. Making cyber an independent military command will put the fight in digital space on the same footing as more traditional realms of battle on land, in the air, at sea and in space. The move reflects the escalating threat of cyberattacks and intrusions from other nation states, terrorist groups and hackers, and comes as the U.S. faces ever-widening fears about Russian hacking following Moscow's efforts to meddle in the 2016 American election.
This was actually something that was started at the end of last year by Obama, and has been needed for a very long time. It has just taken this long for the meetings and paperwork to be completed.
"Widely debunked" by whom? We know the Russians did manage to break into some election systems in some states. We know that artfully timed email leaks probably had a significant effect on the election results, and we've seen the Russians trying similar stunts with recent European elections.
Just claiming "it's debunked" doesn't make the claims of Russian interference false. All it says is that you have willfully bought into a false narrative, and I'd be curious as to why you have bought into that narrative, considering we now know of at least three recent elections where the Russians were intentionally trying to give their preferred candidate the advantage.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Oh for fuck's sake, that's a load of shit. Several officials have stated Russia was making overt efforts to influence the election, and we now have no less than the President's eldest son releasing emails showing he (quite gleefully) went to a meeting with some Russians, believing he was going to receive damaging materials against Clinton. Furthermore, as I say above, the Russians have been implicated in attempting to interfere in recent European elections.
You may choose to not believe what various members of the US and other intelligence communities are saying, but your proclamation of "zero evidence" is pure bunk. The Russians are not our friends, they remain significant enemies of the West.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
AC the "Julian Assange: 'A lot more material' coming on US elections" (July 27, 2016)
""Perhaps one day the source or sources will step forward and that might be an interesting moment some people may have egg on their faces. But to exclude certain actors is to make it easier to find out who our sources are,""
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new... (15 December 2016)
"they were handed over to him at a D.C. park by an intermediary for 'disgusted' Democratic whistleblowers"
AC its more like the Pentagon Papers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... all over again. US domestic politics.
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"