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Nakasone Suggests Cyber Mission Forces Must Grow; Langevin Decries DoD’s Lack Of Attention To Cyber

Nakasone Suggests Cyber Mission Forces Must Grow; Langevin Decries DoD’s Lack Of Attention To Cyber
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, U.S. Cyber Command commander and National Security Agency director, testifies before Congress Feb. 14, 2019. Screenshot: C-SPAN

The U.S. military’s top cyber commander last Friday hinted that his forces need to grow, telling a House panel that he faces new missions, the continued expansion of cyber threats, and constant cyber operations by America’s adversaries below levels of actual combat. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, said he wouldn’t get ahead of President Joe Biden’s forthcoming defense budget request for fiscal year 2022, but said that over the past year he has gathered and analyzed the…

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