Follow Us

Leon Panetta: US Should Go On Offensive In Cyberwar

The former U.S. defense secretary says the Trump administration isn't doing enough to deter the threat of further Russian hacking.

Leon Panetta: US Should Go On Offensive In Cyberwar

Newsy / Kyle Pyatt

Posted: 2:45 p.m. EDT Mar 28, 2018

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he wants the Trump administration to take a harder line against Russia's cyberwar operations targeting the U.S. energy grid and its elections.

"Russia, clearly, is using their cybercapabilities," Panetta told Newsy. "We saw it take place in 2016. That was essentially a full-scale and bold cyberattack on the United States of America, targeting our election process."

War 2.0: Blurring The Battlefield

This extended interview is drawn from Newsy's special report "War 2.0." Watch the full story here.

Top Stories

A demonstrator displays a sign reading "end fossil fuels" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai

Developing nations say rich world needs to do more for climate change

Several African leaders noted their continent's rainforests helped gobble up excess carbon dioxide in the air from other countries.

Emergency personnel work the scene after a protester set themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.

Protester sets themself on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta

Fire officials said a security guard who tried to stop the person was burned on his wrist and leg as well.

Tahseen Ali Ahmad, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Hisham Awartani.

Far from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims face new fear

Three students, all age 20, have been attending colleges in the eastern U.S., and were out for a walk when a man approached them and shot them.