{"id":1428482,"date":"2022-04-11T08:29:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1428482"},"modified":"2022-04-11T08:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:29:54","slug":"u-s-cyber-command-reinforces-ukraine-and-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-cyber-command-reinforces-ukraine-and-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Cyber Command Reinforces Ukraine and Allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-cyber-command-reinforces-ukraine-and-allies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1428482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Cyber Command has played a pivotal role in shielding networks and critical infrastructure stateside and abroad in the run up to and during Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine, its leader told Congress this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Along with tasking teams with identifying cyber vulnerabilities and threats \u2014 operations that have since \u201cbolstered the resilience of Ukraine\u201d and others \u2014 the command has gleaned and shared intelligence, worked hand-in-glove with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2022\/03\/30\/russian-efforts-in-ukraine-have-not-yet-spilled-over-into-cyberattacks-on-us-says-lawmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. government and industry<\/a>, and pursued extensive contingency planning, Gen. Paul Nakasone said April 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">\u201cIn conjunction with interagency, private sector and allied partners, we are collaborating to mitigate threats to domestic and overseas systems,\u201d he continued in written testimony provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">In Ukraine, specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2022\/03\/14\/blue-yellow-and-gray-zone-the-cyber-factor-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyber Command<\/a> has provided remote analytic support and conducted network defense activities, Nakasone testified. The general is also the director of the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed and Sen. Mazie Hirono on Tuesday applauded Cyber Command\u2019s ongoing efforts and its earlier exposure of Russian plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">\u201cThat was very helpful to enable all of us to be much better prepared for this sudden, terrible war that is happening in the Ukraine,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2022\/01\/18\/the-problems-at-red-hill-in-hawaii-are-just-the-start-of-dods-infrastructure-liabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Hirono<\/a>, a Hawaii Democrat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s latest invasion of Ukraine, which began in earnest Feb. 24, was preceded by a flurry of cyberattacks. They continue to this day, according to the Ukrainian government, with communications systems and other infrastructure as primary targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">The State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine on March 29 declared <a href=\"https:\/\/cip.gov.ua\/en\/news\/sproba-vorozhikh-khakeriv-zavdati-podviinogo-udaru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ccyberwar is underway,\u201d<\/a> noting \u201ccyberoffenders keep on attempting to cause harm to Ukraine\u2019s information infrastructure or to collect important information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s military and intelligence forces are employing \u201ca range of cyber capabilities, to include espionage, influence and attack units, to support its\u201d physical attacks and its international propaganda campaign, Nakasone said April 5. The current crisis, he added, is not over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Sen. Jacky Rosen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/05\/26\/get-ready-for-another-fight-over-the-future-of-the-mq-9-reaper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Nevada Democrat<\/a>, concurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">\u201cWe know Russia\u2019s launching cyberattacks against Ukraine,\u201d she said, \u201chitting the country\u2019s national telecommunications industry just last week and causing great denial of service and service disruptions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">The Pentagon is seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/cyber\/2022\/03\/28\/pentagon-seeks-112-billion-for-cyber-in-fy23-budget-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$11.2 billion for cyber<\/a> in fiscal year 2023 \u2014 a boost of $800 million, or nearly 8%, over the Biden administration\u2019s previous cyber ask. The suggested increase indicates a growing appreciation of cyber as well as the importance of U.S. forces in the digital domain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 jQOUvm body-paragraph body-paragraph\">\u201cCybersecurity is national security,\u201d Nakasone told lawmakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"default__Wrapper-cy7r53-1 gEopBn\">\n<p class=\"default__BioWrapper-cy7r53-0 jmAmdA a-body2\">Colin Demarest is a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covers networks and IT. 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