President Trump Says Russia Is Not A Cyber Threat

President Joe Biden's four years in the White House, he wasn't shy about describing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies in the Kremlin as a serious cyber security threat to the US.

But President Donald Trump isn't nearly as critical of Putin.

Now, Trump has publicly and privately said that the US does not believe Russia is a cyber threat to US national security or critical infrastructure.

This could certainly make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warm relations between Trump and Putin.

Two recent statements suggest that the US no longer characterises Russia as a cyber security threat.

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President Trump Says Russia Is Not A Cyber Threat

During former President Joe Biden's four years in the White House, he wasn't shy about describing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies in the Kremlin as a serious cyber security threat to the US.

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Well, Russia certainly isn't a threat to the United States in the same way that China is. China is by far the most dangerous nation in the cyber world. And the United States itself is already heavily compromised and in very real danger from China.

 

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Trump administration denies ignoring Russian cyber threats with CISA move​

Trump administration officials are disputing allegations that they are deliberately disregarding Russian cyberattackers, decrying reports suggesting federal officials are doing Moscow’s bidding as “fake.”

Amid President Trump’s efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, rumors spread of new cyber policies across the U.S. government purportedly downplaying threats from Russia.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, America’s main domestic cyber agency, was said to have stopped viewing Russia as a threat, according to the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper. CISA disputed the reporting on Sunday night.

There do not appear to be public signs of a shift in attitudes about Russia at CISA, or at its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security. CISA’s website, for example, identifies Russia as “an enduring global cyber threat.”

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Trump administration denies ignoring Russian cyber threats with CISA move

Trump administration officials are disputing allegations that they are deliberately disregarding Russian cyberattackers, decrying reports suggesting federal officials are doing Moscow’s bidding as ‘fake.’

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