NSA Nominee Confirms Ukraine Is Under Cyberattack

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/nsa-nominee-confirms-ukraine-is-under-cyberattack-20140311

By Brendan Sasso
National Journal
March 11, 2014

A top U.S. military official said Tuesday he believes hackers are 
attacking Ukrainian computer and communications networks -- but he 
declined to point the finger at Russia.

"In an open unclassified forum, I'm not prepared to comment on the 
specifics of nation-state behavior," Vice Adm. Michael Rogers told the 
Senate Armed Services Committee when asked whether Russia is using 
cyberattacks against Ukraine. Rogers currently runs the Navy's cyber unit 
and is President Obama's nominee to head both the National Security Agency 
and U.S. Cyber Command.

"Clearly cyber will be an element of almost any crisis we are going to see 
in the future. It has been in the past. I believe we see it today in the 
Ukraine. We've seen it in Syria, Georgia. It increasingly is becoming a 
norm," Rogers said.

Ukrainian officials have said in recent weeks that government, media, and 
telecommunications systems have come under cyberattack. The attacks were 
designed to jam communications and hinder the government's response to the 
crisis in Crimea, the officials said.

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