by The new US defense minister has instructed the nation command to stop planning to counteract threats from Russia.
Pete Hegseth’s instructions reflect the decision of the new government to downplay the cyber threat from Russia.
His instructions on Gen Timothy Hagh, the cyber command chief, to implement the new guideline, was reported by The Record, a specialized computer safety website.
Details arose against the background of the ranks of the White House between Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, and Donald Trump and JD Vance, the Vice President.
At the beginning of the week, Liesyl Franz, deputy deputy secretary for international cyber space security at the Foreign Ministry, China and Iran – but not Russia – highlighted the greatest threat to the US infrastructure.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Ministry of Homeland Security, did not mention Russia in a memo.
To underpin the moves is a tendency of the Trump government towards Moscow and returns to the politics of the Biden government to isolate Russia after Ukraine invasion.
It remains unclear whether Mr. Hegseth’s instructions about the few hundred people who work at Cyber Command go beyond a few hundred people.
However, it is feared that the move could hinder the support of Ukraine in order to counteract cyber threats from Russia.
His orders will warn a warning that several US governmental authorities only gave last September, including the FBI and the national security authority for systematic cyber attacks on the United States.
The agencies accused the main directorate of the Russian general staff of the main directorate (GRU), orchestrated attacks “for the purpose of spy, sabotage and reputation damage since at least 2020.
The attitude of Mr. Hegseth also flies in view of the assessment of other western governments that have long warned of both the Kremlin and criminal gangs from Russia.
In November, Pat McFadden, a member of Sir Keir Starrer’s cabinet, warned that Vladimir Putin was able to destabilize and weaker the electronic strike in Great Britain.
“In Great Britain, Russia attacked our media, our telecommunications, our political and democratic institutions and our energy infrastructure,” McFadden, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, told a NATO cyber defense conference in London.
“Military hard power is one thing. But cyber war can be destabilized and weakening.
“With a cyber attack, Russia can switch off the lights for millions of people. It can switch off the power grids. This is the hidden war that Russia runs with Ukraine. “
Last year, Qilin, a Russian criminal gang, was held responsible for an attack that crippled two NHS trusts.
The Telegraph has contacted the cyber command for a comment.
