Cybersecurity
NSA Head Vows to Hit Back at Nations Meddling With U.S. Vote
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Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and commander of the U.S. Cyber Command.
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One of America’s top spy chiefs vowed that the U.S. will hit back at foreign nations attempting to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, a warning delivered days after fresh charges of Russian hacking against the West.
“We’re going to act when we see adversaries attempting to interfere in our elections,” General Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command, said Monday during a virtual event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army.