National cyber director defends private-sector hacking program, urges focus on security basics

National cyber director defends private-sector hacking program, urges focus on security basics

Letting businesses help the government deter cybercrime will benefit all Americans, Sean Cairncross said.

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The U.S. government’s top cybersecurity official on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s plan to let private companies hack foreign cybercrime gangs, saying the new program would help the U.S. prevent cybercrime schemes that defraud Americans. “We're not talking about letters of marque. We're not talking about the Wild West,” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!