The government is recruiting tech companies to help fight its cyber battles
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This practice could bring the US closer to China and Russia, where intelligence agencies have long relied on private sector hackers to help them with national security missions - Which companies will be able to participate - The risks and dangers
The United States is deploying private companies to respond to overseas cybercrime through a National Security Presidential Memorandum. Government-approved private firms will conduct operations to monitor and destroy criminal organizations' systems, and the U.S. plans to establish a government-led aggressive cyber defense system by developing detailed operational procedures within 60 days.
The Trump administration is launching a program that will allow private companies to launch cyber-attacks against cyber-criminal organizations. The list of companies that will participate in this new program is not yet announced, since the US government still has to determine the terms of it. And all operations will be supervised and approved by Washington, through the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.
President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum of understanding authorizing the government to use private companies to combat cybercrime. This will allow private companies to carry out government-sanctioned operations, including cyberattacks. Read more...
Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals (shared)
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions. The Trump administration is encouraging American companies to conduct their own cyberattacks against … Source
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