The following article by Aaron Blake and Ellen Nakashima was posted on the Washington Post website February 27, 2018:
Admiral Michael S. Rogers, the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, said President Trump has not directed him to go after the Russian cyber threat. (The Washington Post)
The head of U.S. Cyber Command warned lawmakers that penalties and other measures have not “changed the calculus or the behavior” of Russia as it seeks to interfere with this year’s midterm elections.
“We’re taking steps, but we’re probably not doing enough,” Adm. Michael S. Rogers, who also directs the National Security Agency, said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Russian President Vladimir Putin, he added, “has clearly come to the conclusion that ‘there’s little price to pay here and therefore I can continue this activity.’ ” Continue reading “Cyber chief says Trump has given him no new authority to strike at Russian interference threat”