US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia

Infosec In Brief US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered US Cyber Command to pause offensive operations against Russia, as the USA’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has denied any change in its posture.

The order, first reported by The Record and since confirmed by The New York Times, The Washington Post and other outlets.

Cyber Command is one of eleven Unified combatant commands, orgs that combine personnel from multiple departments of the US military. The Command describes its dual mission “to defend the nation and, if necessary, engage our enemies in the cyber domain.”

As reports of the order to pause ops directed against Russia proliferated, CISA’s X account posted the following:

CISA’s mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia. There has been no change in our posture. Any reporting to the contrary is fake ...