[New post] Top U.S. spy says skeptical about U.S.-China cyber agreement

sskarthik posted: "By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence official said he was skeptical that a new U.S.-China cyber agreement would slow a growing torrent of cyber attacks on U.S. computer networks, adding that his approach will be to "trust" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Top U.S. spy says skeptical about U.S.-China cyber agreement by sskarthik By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence official said he was skeptical that a new U.S.-China cyber agreement would slow a growing torrent of cyber attacks on U.S. computer networks, adding that his approach will be to "trust but verify." Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the agreement did not include specific penalties for violations but that the U.S. government could use economic sanctions and other tools to respond if needed. Clapper and other officials said they viewed last week's cyber agreement between China and the United States on curbing economic cyber espionage as a "good first step" but noted it was not clear how effective the pact would be. Read more... sskarthik | September 30, 2015 at 3:55 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3mKl Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/top-u-s-spy-says-skeptical-about-u-s-china-cyber-agreement-3/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com