Eric Geller

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@darth when he makes potatoes the national food he will be darth brandon — PolitiTweet.org

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@ditzkoff omg — PolitiTweet.org

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What could possibly go wrong? — PolitiTweet.org

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@lorenzofb @motherboard You saying you "got some scoops" is like Aaron Judge saying he hit some baseballs. Congratulations on an incredible run. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about foreign cyber threats to the midterm elections, Fick said, "This is going to be a very near-term priority for me — working with our interagency partners to maintain the security of our elections and the elections in our allies and partners." — PolitiTweet.org

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But some of the principles from nuclear deterrence still apply, he said, including proportionality, noncombatant immunity, and allowing non-cyber responses to cyberattacks — "marshaling every ounce of our national power: informational power, economic power, diplomatic power.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Fick also addressed cyber deterrence: "There are unique challenges around attribution. For instance, we don't have an array of satellites that are tracking missile launch plumes and able to ascertain in real time where they came from. That's not how this domain works." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Cyber operations are an important tool of national power. I think that getting into any of the details on that topic right now is a little bit beyond my scope in the first few days." — PolitiTweet.org

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Fick, a former Marine, nimbly dodged a question about the Biden administration's reexamination of NSPM-13, which has made it easier for DOD to launch cyberattacks without other agencies (namely State) vetoing them over diplomatic concerns. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Inside Ukraine, I think that there actually has been some meaningful degree of malicious Russian cyber activity, at least that they've attempted," Fick reiterates. But the "tight feedback cycle" of info sharing between tech vendors, USG, Ukraine, and NATO has helped mitigate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fick on the collaboration to protect Ukraine: "I lived this on the other side of the table in the private sector for a long time, and I'm not accustomed to seeing it work as smoothly and quickly as it is right now, so I feel like we're learning, at least on that front." — PolitiTweet.org

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@StateCDP Fick: "The degree of unity of purpose across the NATO alliance that we're seeing is encouraging. Cyber deterrence is a part of that. And to some extent, it's working. We haven't seen yet a ton of of lateral escalation using cyber means outside Ukraine by the Russians." — PolitiTweet.org

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@StateCDP Fick says cyber deterrence is part of why Russia hasn't launched destructive cyberattacks outside of Ukraine and Western coalition partnerships are part of why Russia's cyberattacks inside Ukraine have had limited impact. — PolitiTweet.org

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New @StateCDP chief Nathaniel Fick is speaking at State's press briefing, making his first public appearance since taking office a few days ago. “Cyber and digital policy is the next frontier of diplomacy. It's not a silo. It's not a set of issues limited to any one bureau." https://t.co/cOP83lk0CU — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's a direct link to the letter: https://t.co/y3AzAyppdV — PolitiTweet.org

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The JCDC "is at a pivotal point in its implementation — one that demands clarity, structure and governance in order to flourish," Clarke and Garbarino wrote. Now "is an appropriate time to resolve lingering questions about how the JCDC operates." — PolitiTweet.org

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Clarke & Garbarino also want to know if CISA's worried about the JCDC being too small or too large. And they asked if JCDC is performing the Joint Cyber Planning Office functions that Congress mandated in FY21 NDAA. The letter indicates an area of bipartisan oversight interest. — PolitiTweet.org

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Exclusive: House Homeland cyber subcommittee leaders @RepYvetteClarke and @RepGarbarino have asked @CISAJen for details of how the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative works, including membership criteria, info sharing policies, & plan for ICS sub-group. https://t.co/WoY3kgdXxt https://t.co/mul83OiS9t — PolitiTweet.org

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@crerrity @admiraljello everyone instinctively knows exactly what to do with R2, which is hug him — PolitiTweet.org

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a thread that D.C. residents interested in true public safety should read — PolitiTweet.org

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Second, Kelly said the WH is “hosting a summit on internet of things security" on Oct. 19. Invitees include "device manufacturers, industry associations, standards boards and some members of Congress." Focus is on creating "an effective IoT security labeling ecosystem." — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's my thread from the public opening session of the first CRI meeting last year. — PolitiTweet.org

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First, the U.S. "will be welcoming around 35 countries to Washington at the end of this month for the second annual meeting of the Counter-Ransomware Initiative," Kelly said. Event will include "a small group of companies and organizations nominated by our foreign partners." — PolitiTweet.org

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Steven Kelly, NSC senior director for cybersecurity and emerging technology, just announced two White House cyber events while speaking on a @StaySafeOnline webinar. — PolitiTweet.org

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@pablohidalgo honestly took me a second to remember that The Mouse owns FX now too — PolitiTweet.org

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@admiraljello @eleventhirtyate lmao you would — PolitiTweet.org

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Always read @martinmatishak on Capitol Hill's surveillance policy debates: https://t.co/Ubz4oNJ2jZ — PolitiTweet.org

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@eleventhirtyate ah gotcha — PolitiTweet.org

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@eleventhirtyate I missed it too. What would people be disagreeing with? It was a pretty heterodox analysis of fascism and propaganda. — PolitiTweet.org

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This report has great analysis about a trend in how hackers are playing on people's deep-seated fears and anxieties. — PolitiTweet.org