micdotcom:micdotcom:micdotcom:Trump pledges to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin on cyberse
micdotcom:micdotcom:micdotcom:Trump pledges to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin on cybersecurity unitTrump took to Twitter Sunday morning to tout the “success” of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, and offer details about his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Trump confirmed in his tweets that he and Putin had discussed forming an “impenetrable cybersecurity unit,” so that, the president claimed, “election hacking and many other negative things, will be guarded.” Read more. (7/9/2017 11:00 AM)Update: Trump abandons plan to create “cybersecurity unit” with Vladimir Putin after heavy backlashTrump’s proposed “cybersecurity unit” with Putin is already dead, after Trump announced Sunday night that the idea couldn’t work.Trump’s about-face on the planned cybersecurity unit came just 13 hours after he first touted the cybersecurity unit.The planned cybersecurity unit was immediately and widely panned by people from all sides of the political spectrum, who questioned why Trump would work on a cybersecurity unit with the leader of a country who carried out coordinated hacks of democratic institutions in the United States. Read more (7/10/17 9 AM)Update: Russian official says they are still working with Trump administration on cybersecurity groupIn a classic “will they or won’t they,” Trump and Putin appear to be back together on cybersecurity. It appears the joint cybersecurity unit is back on, at least as far as Russia is concerned. According to a report in the Hill, Andrey Krutskikh, a top adviser to Putin, told a Russian news agency on Thursday that talks about a joint group were still ongoing with the White House. Read more (7/21/17 9 AM) -- source link
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