According to several sources the US Secretary of Defense has ordered US Cyber Command to cease all planning for offensive cyber actions agsinst Russia.
Here is thread to explain what that means. /1
therecord.media/hegseth-orders…
Cyber warfare and wartime destruktive cyber attacks requires a lot of preparation. Ideally you want to have backdoors installed on your adversaries networks in peacetime, so you can strike at a moments notice, if needed. /2
This why we read of enemies cyber warfare units like ”Sandworm”, ”DragonFly” and ”Volt Typhoon” hacking US critical infrastructure all the time. They are playing the same game. Gain access in peace, so they can strike in war. /3
By halting such preparations (if indeed these news are correct) US is effectively giving up the capability to strike Russia without weeks or longer time to prepare. As far as we know, there has been no similar promise from Russia. /4
A unilateral cyber disarmament, against Russia at a critical time in geopolitics. /5
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