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Recent Cyber Attacks Highlighted ‘Inability To See Everything,’ Cyber Command Chief Says

Recent Cyber Attacks Highlighted ‘Inability To See Everything,’ Cyber Command Chief Says
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, U.S. Cyber Command commander and National Security Agency director, testifies before Congress Feb. 14, 2019. Screenshot: C-SPAN

The head of U.S. Cyber Command told lawmakers Thursday the recent SolarWinds [SWI] and Microsoft [MSFT] cyber attacks highlighted an “inability to see everything” as adversaries looked to bypass detection and launch their attacks from U.S. infrastructure. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who also serves as the director of the National Security Agency, said bolstered information sharing with industry could help prevent such attacks, while noting current authorities limit Cyber Command and NSA’s ability to track such activity on domestic networks.…

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