- The new important legislation meets more than $ 1 billion for cyber offensives in the United States
- It is not clear exactly what it refers to, but it will probably go to China
- This comes after significant cuts to cybersecurity
The historical legislation of the “Big Beutiful Bill” of President Trump includes plans to commit $ 1 billion in the next four years in “undeserved offensive cyber operations”.
Cybernetic operations generally include exploiting software failures to hack devices or implement Spyware, collect intelligence or collect internet traffic data (among many others).
It is not clear what tools or software would qualify, but the legislation indicates that the funds would be used to improve and improve the capabilities of the Indo-Pacific Command of the United States, which would potentially focus on the largest geopolitical rival of the United States, China.
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This occurs despite the mass federal layoffs that a former Cyber Security Director of the NSA warned that it will have a “devastating impact on cybersecurity” and an unprecedented cut of more than $ 1.2 billion to the federal budget for cyber security, although some cuts have partially reversed since a federal court scratched the dismissal of 130 workers without frown.
The United States government recently announced a pause in cyber operations against Russia, which highlights the administration approach away from Eastern Europe and China, especially considering the ongoing commercial war against the State.
After this, the US cybersecurity and infrastructure safety agency of UU. (CISA) reaffirmed its commitment to defend against all cyber treats, although the continuous efforts to undermine and weaken the capacities of cybersecurity equipment, however, counterproductive that may be to protect the infrastructure of the United States.
Senator Ron Wyden, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Techcrunch The Trump administration, “has reduced funds for cybersecurity and government technology and left our country open to the attack of foreign computer pirates.”
“The expansion of the Piracy of the US Government. UU. It will invite reprisals, not only against federal agencies, but also rural hospitals, local governments and private companies that have no opportunity against computer pirates of the state-nation.”
