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Clapper Says Moderate Cyber Threats Likely Over ‘Cyber Armageddon’

Clapper Says Moderate Cyber Threats Likely Over ‘Cyber Armageddon’
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Photo: ODNI.

Cyber threats to U.S. national and economic security are increasing, but a single catastrophic attack, a “Cyber Armageddon” scenario, is not likely compared to ongoing low-to-moderate level cyber attacks, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), said last week.Despite improving network defenses, the many possibilities for hacking intrusions in the supply chain, compromised hardware or software, and malevolent activity by insiders will hold information and communications technology (ICT) at threat for years, Clapper said.In the future, cyber operations may…

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