deskpro2k3 on 05 January 2017
The intelligence leader outlined various methods wielded by Moscow to interfere with U.S. institutions during Thursday morning testimony on cyberattacks before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Shorter video here (4mins): https://www.yahoo.com/news/dni-russias-election-interference-went-far-beyond-hacks-173246915.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
Intelligence chief testimony
- While there has been a lot of focus on the hacking, this is actually part of a multifaceted campaign that the Russians mounted
- Russia would exploit any crack in the United States' integrity — such as the nation’s alleged hypocrisy about human rights — through social media, fake news, propaganda and so on.
- "From the military’s perspective, we’re concerned not only with Russia's cyberhacking but also with a range of aggressive actions by Russia across multiple regions of the globe. So we look to impose costs on Russia by a range of measures across multiple regions in partnership with our allies, through NATO, where we can to push back Russian actions and deter future actions."
- Time to throw rocks
- "Whether or not that constitutes an act of war I think is a very heavy policy call that I don’t believe the intelligence community should make,” Clapper replied, “but would carry in my view great gravity."
full testimony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLB2ws41cEI
