New: Top Secret US gov documents show Cyber Command’s offensive cyber-operations against ISIS have struggled: issues w collecting data, the interagency, vetting targets, and, in at least one case, a close call with an adversary. Latest for @CyberScoopNews bit.ly/2G8I3e9
US officials, including NSA Dir. Nakasone who previously ran this counter ISIS mission, have said the operation provides a road map for other offensive cyber missions, including the taskforce to counter the IRA, the Russian troll farm that has sought to interfere in US elections
But the docs show that technical issues such as data storage, or the speed by which other agencies weighed in on the mission, hindered the counter-ISIS mission, Glowing Symphony, as it was being carried out, raising questions about the Pentagon expanding these missions at scale
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has alluded to issues w Cybercom’s efforts against ISIS; the outfit often butted heads with the IC, whose inclination to gather info can run counter to Cybercom’s mission of destroying/disrupting. belfercenter.org/publication/la…
Credit for these docs goes to @NSArchive for FOIAing and sharing with us
