GRIZZLY STEPPE – Russian Malicious Cyber Activity (and assessments and responses)


https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/JAR_16-20296.pdf

“Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior.”

-President Obama, 29 DEC 16

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/29/statement-president-actions-response-russian-malicious-cyber-activity

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/cyber2_eo.pdf

https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/OKSASC_SFR_UNCLASSIFIED_3JAN2016%20FINAL.pdf

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3254237/Russia-Hack-Report.pdf

Vs.

“I think we ought to get on with our lives. I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer (sic) has made it where nobody knows exactly what’s going on.”

-President-Elect Trump, 28 DEC 16

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-hack.html

Then:

“It’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things. Nevertheless, in the interest of our country and its great people, I will meet with leaders of the intelligence community next week in order to be updated on the facts of this situation.”

-President-Elect Trump, 29 DEC 16

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/us/politics/russia-election-hacking-sanctions.html?emc=edit_na_20161229&nlid=44923803&ref=headline&_r=0&referer=