{"id":50027,"date":"2023-07-13T14:10:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/13\/haugh-bidens-pick-to-lead-cybercom-and-nsa-pushes-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:35:05","slug":"haugh-bidens-pick-to-lead-cybercom-and-nsa-pushes-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/07\/13\/haugh-bidens-pick-to-lead-cybercom-and-nsa-pushes-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Haugh, Biden\u2019s pick to lead CYBERCOM and NSA, pushes Ukraine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Russia\u2019s pattern of cyber belligerence against Ukraine, heightened by an ongoing invasion, necessitates continued support from the U.S., according to President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Ukraine deserves \u201cgreat credit\u201d for shoring up its digital defenses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/07\/11\/nato-chief-defends-ukraines-by-the-books-membership-path\/\" target=\"_blank\">coordinating with NATO members<\/a>, Russian hacking attempts will likely not abate, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh told lawmakers during his July 12 confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe would expect that Russia will continue to use every cyber capability that they have as part of their unlawful conflict,\u201d he said. \u201cWherever we can provide assistance, we should continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia uses cyber to project power, soften targets and meddle in foreign affairs. Microsoft in June attributed a wave of cyberattacks against Ukrainian government agencies and information-technology vendors to hackers associated with the GRU, Moscow\u2019s military intelligence service. The group, dubbed \u201cCadet Blizzard,\u201d also focused efforts on countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2023\/02\/23\/tanks-might-not-reach-ukraine-this-year-us-army-secretary-says\/\">funneling military aid<\/a> into Eastern Europe, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. dispatched cyber experts to Ukraine in late 2021, ahead of Russia\u2019s invasion. The so-called hunt-forward operation \u2014 a defensive and cooperative measure, taken at the invitation of a foreign government \u2014 was designed to identify network weaknesses and expose unsavory behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/07\/11\/tech-watchlist-reveals-pentagon-vision-of-future-digital-battlefield\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1442276054.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Tech Watchlist\u2019 reveals Pentagon vision of future digital battlefield<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The fiscal 2023 list includes generative AI, quantum-resistant cryptography, Thunderdome cybersecurity and 5G wireless communications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunt-forward ventures are part of CYBERCOM\u2019s persistent engagement strategy, a means of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybercom.mil\/Media\/News\/Article\/3198878\/cyber101-defend-forward-and-persistent-engagement\/\">in constant contact with adversaries<\/a> and ensuring proactive, not reactive, moves are made. The command, tasked with guarding Department of Defense information and coordinating cyberspace operations, has conducted dozens of such missions, including in Albania, in the wake of Iranian cyberattacks, and in Latvia, where malware was unearthed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we need to engage our adversaries if they\u2019re conducting activities that are malign and have a negative impact on the national security of the United States or a negative impact on our allies and partners,\u201d said Haugh, who serves as CYBERCOM\u2019s deputy commander. \u201cAnd that ability to do that, and the ability to put pressure on them, expose their activities, while also making our allies and partners more resilient, is absolutely critical every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If confirmed by the Senate, Haugh would replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2023\/03\/08\/what-tiktok-withholds-is-as-concerning-as-what-it-posts-nakasone-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Gen. 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