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Cyber Still A Top Concern In Intelligence Community’s Global Threat Assessment

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

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Cyber Still A Top Concern In Intelligence Community’s Global Threat Assessment

Former Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Director of National Intelligence. Photo: U.S. Senate.

Cyber threats against the U.S. remain a top concern of the intelligence community, according to an annual threat assessment, which identifies Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as posing the greatest menace in this domain.The cyber threat “is one of my greatest concerns and top priorities,” Daniel Coasts, director of National Intelligence, told a Senate panel on Tuesday. He said businesses, and federal, state and local governments in the U.S. are under cyber attacks by enemies every day.Coats, alongside other…

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