#nationalcybersecuritymonth | DNC server feud resurfaces in impeachment battle

#nationalcybersecuritymonth | DNC server feud resurfaces in impeachment battle

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— The latest back-and-forth between the White House and House Democrats on impeachment features some jousting over the president’s remarks on the hacked DNC server.


— Cyber Command gave itself good grades in one of its most ambitious military cyber operations, Operation Glowing Symphony, internal documents released today found.


— Top DHS officials in recent days offered their perspective on cyber threats from Russia, China and Iran.


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CEASELESS SERVER SILLINESS — The White House on Monday doubled down on the discredited claim that Ukraine hacked the DNC in 2016, suggesting that President Donald Trump was right to request Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s help in investigating the conspiracy theory during their now-infamous phone call. Democrats seized on Trump’s reference to the DNC server in the July 25 call as evidence of the president’s fixation on a debunked right-wing talking point meant to boost his reelection prospects. But in a brief filed as part of the Senate impeachment trial, the White House said Democrats were wrong to claim that by exploring the possibility of Ukrainian hacking ..

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