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Obama administration

President Donald Trump, left, and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Trump and Xi have both been publicly impassive about cyber operations in the past few months.(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

While White House demands deterrence, Trump shrugs

Trump’s dismissive remarks on cyber threats contrast sharply with his administration’s official calls for action.
U.S. cyber command
Cyber-warfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Jun. 3, 2017. The military and intelligence community are fighting over the future of government-backed hacking. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

U.S. Cyber Command has shifted its definition of success

The success of Cyber Command can be measured in actions taken by other government agencies, according to a top command official.
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J. Michael Daniel at an event in February 2016, when he was a special assistant to the president. (New America / Flickr)

J. Michael Daniel, Obama’s cybersecurity czar, to head industry nonprofit

J. Michael Daniel, the career federal official who served as White House cybersecurity coordinator under President Barack Obama, will helm a nonprofit alliance founded by cybersecurity giants…
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