In the summer of 2004, DIRNSA got new responsibilities. In addition to computer network exploitation, which involved hacking networks and extracting information, NSA will be in charge of computer network attack, which are "operations to disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information resident in computers and computer networks, or the computers and networks themselves." Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden established the Network Attack Support Staff organization to support these responsibilities.
Oct 21, 2004
Feb 05, 2018