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Since Admiral Michael Rogers took over for previous NSA boss, General Keith Alexander, a couple of years ago, he's mostly stayed...
The United States and other nations earlier this week in a joint operation hacked and forced offline the REvil cyber criminal group, which has been linked to several major ransomware attacks this year.
REvil made headlines when it hacked the Colonial Pipeline in May, causing significant gasoline shortages.
"I have a mantra of 'I want to kill to the [Common Access Card] as the primary authentication mechanism for the department'," Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said. "Industry has better authentication, and it's not just two-factor, it's truly multi-factor authentication."
"We aim to convey that, 'Hello, we are from the government, and we're here to help' is not a scary idea," the general joked, alluding to a famous quote by former President Reagan.