Biden signs $858 billion defense policy bill into law, expanding gov’t cyber operations

President Joe Biden signed a $858 billion defense policy bill on Friday, conferring more power — and obligations — on U.S. Cyber Command.

The White House announced the compromise National Defense Authorization Act in a press release.

The measure approves an additional $44 million for Cyber Command’s “hunt forward” missions. Since 2018, the digital warfighting unit has deployed such teams as part of its “persistent engagement” strategy 38 times to 21 foreign countries to uncover malware and other vulnerabilities over …

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