Rosenstein warns of growing cyber threat from Russia, other foreign actors

Source: The Hill | July 19, 2018 | Morgan Chalfant

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday warned of the growing threat from Russian influence operations, as he unveiled a new report from the Justice Department about plans to notify the public about those kinds of foreign attacks.

“These actions are persistent, they’re pervasive, they are meant to undermine democracy on a daily basis – regardless of whether it is election time or not,” he said during remarks at the Aspen Security Forum.

Rosenstein, who is overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, described Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as “just one tree in a growing forest” of foreign influence operations.

He added that the Trump administration is doing “more now than ever” to combat cyber threats to U.S. citizens and elections.

Rosenstein used his remarks to introduce a new Department of Justice (DOJ) report that outlines various types of influence efforts affecting elections. It also lays out a framework for the Justice Department to follow when considering whether to publicly disclose foreign influence operations.

“It may not be possible or prudent to disclose foreign influence operations in certain contexts because of investigative or operational considerations, or other constraints,” the report says. “In some circumstances, however, public exposure and attribution of foreign influence operations can be an important means of countering the threat and rendering those operations less effective.”

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