Rudd confirmed to head NSA, Cyber Command after near year-long vacancy
2026-03-10T20:52:01Z•a5b70d8b865185dde94f6abba72a54155fee1b71855e460e4b22bcee51f29f23
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What happened
Multiple security and policy developments: Gen. Paul Rudd was confirmed 71-29 as the dual-hat leader of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command. Finnish intelligence warns persistent cyberespionage from Russia and China targeting government, research institutions and advanced-technology firms. CISA accelerated a patch deadline for a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability (CVE-2025-26399) and flagged related Ivanti/SolarWinds issues for federal civilian agencies. The FBI warned of phishing campaigns impersonating city officials to steal permit payments, and the U.K. proposed shifting more fraud
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