Cybersecurity

CIA Chief Warns the Obama Administration Against Anti-Russian Moves

Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan is warning the White House against waging cyber attacks on the Russian government in retaliation for allegations that the Kremlin interfered with the US presidential election.

The US government has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hacking the Democratic Party to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in the recent presidential election. The claims have been widely criticized by veterans of the intelligence community, as well as by the Kremlin.

"I don't think we should resort to some of the tactics and techniques that our adversaries employ against us. I think we need to remember what we're fighting for," Brennan said in an interview with National Public Radio broadcast on Friday morning. Brennan said that the tit-for-tat methods of retaliation that have been suggested are “beneath us.”