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| ‘They will pay a price': Bolton says US has expanded ‘offensive cyber operations' against Russia |
| 2019-06-12 |
| [RT] The United States is ramping up cyber operations targeting Russia and other so-called adversaries, in what US National Security Advisor John Bolton says is a response to election meddling. Ohfergawdsake! Don't tell 'em!" Speaking at the Wall Street Journal’s CFO Network conference on Tuesday, Bolton said Washington had taken steps to create "structures of deterrence" in cyberspace in order to stop interference in US elections, but what he described sounded a lot like launching a cyber war. Does the GRU tell us? NO, THEY DON'T TELL US! Under a new presidential directive, the administration has "fundamentally changed the way the United States government makes decisions about offensive cyber operations," Bolton said, adding that the new approach has improved "capabilities across the board to engage in more offensive cyber activities." Though Bolton said the measures were intended to "avoid conflict," the hawkish White House adviser couldn’t resist some public sabre rattling. "The purpose ... is to say to Russia, or anybody else that’s engaged in cyber operations against us, ’you will pay a price,'" he said. "We will impose costs on you until you get the point." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Unless there's some misdirection going on, I don't think it's ever a great idea to announce these things. |
| Posted by: charger 2019-06-12 17:35 |
| #3 “Sure we’ll let in these people who are temporarily suffering. Just as soon as those other people temporarily let in over the past thirty years have been sent back home.” |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-12 17:05 |
| #2 Reactive armor isn't a deterrent. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-12 14:52 |
| #1 Get the IP addresses of machines where hacking attempts originate and hack 'em back! |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-06-12 13:25 |