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"U.S. Cybercom contemplates information warfare to counter Russian interference in 2020 election"
I sure hope their efforts don't get suppressed by politicians who are looking for an advantage in the 2020 election.
I sure hope their efforts don't get suppressed by politicians who are looking for an advantage in the 2020 election.
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Election 2020
Posted 5 y ago
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We could use 2016 as a case study couldn't we. Who was in control at the time? Who had their hands on the controls of all of the intelligence, counterintelligence and federal law enforcement organizations in our country? What actions did they take, what actions did they not take?
The Russians (the soviets before them), the Chinese, the Iranians, NK's and a host of other bad actors have always attempted to influence our elections. Some overt, some covert.
The current administration appears to have kept the mid terms pretty secure and appear to have plans to keep the 2020 election pretty secure. You seem to be suggesting something in your post you are unwilling to say openly because you know how absurd it is. You seem to think the current efforts are being done against the administration direction/will and somehow those very efforts put into place will be suppressed by the people that put them in place to win the election. How cynical do you have to be to accept that premise?
The Russians (the soviets before them), the Chinese, the Iranians, NK's and a host of other bad actors have always attempted to influence our elections. Some overt, some covert.
The current administration appears to have kept the mid terms pretty secure and appear to have plans to keep the 2020 election pretty secure. You seem to be suggesting something in your post you are unwilling to say openly because you know how absurd it is. You seem to think the current efforts are being done against the administration direction/will and somehow those very efforts put into place will be suppressed by the people that put them in place to win the election. How cynical do you have to be to accept that premise?
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Cpl Jeff N.
LTC Kevin B. - So, nail firmly hit on the head with hammer. You ought to at least have the forthrightness to say what you actually mean and not try to mince words and then act (and not a great act) like you didn't mean what you were only willing to infer not state, for some reason. This is an open form. You can say what you mean and mean what you say here.
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LTC (Join to see)
Jeff,
The issue is terminology here. The assumption posted is that something or someone suppressed part of the system in 2016 that Cyber Command has a task/purpose in deterring. That is factually incorrect. That’s why we first were told country X meddled in the election without defining the term meddling. So the individual that posted this is simply pushing the narrative without a clear understanding of what happened in the 2016 Presidential Election and the mission statement of the US Cyber Command.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/election-hacking-we-understand-it-today-not-cybersecurity-issue
The issue is terminology here. The assumption posted is that something or someone suppressed part of the system in 2016 that Cyber Command has a task/purpose in deterring. That is factually incorrect. That’s why we first were told country X meddled in the election without defining the term meddling. So the individual that posted this is simply pushing the narrative without a clear understanding of what happened in the 2016 Presidential Election and the mission statement of the US Cyber Command.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/election-hacking-we-understand-it-today-not-cybersecurity-issue
Election Hacking, As We Understand It Today, Is Not A Cybersecurity Issue
At a Senate intelligence committee hearing in November on Social Media Influence in the 2016 U.S. Elections, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said about Russian interference in the 2016 election, “What we're talking about is a cataclysmic change.
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SGT Jeremiah B.
The problem is that elections are political, so while you can do some things, your hands are tied beyond some targeted attacks and public warnings. Any more and you risk unduly influencing the election or using the state apparatus to attack an opponent. If the opposing party is benefiting, they're probably not going to be much help either.
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