A Times investigation reveals missed signals, slow responses and a continuing underestimation of the seriousness of a campaign to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.
Source: The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. – The New York Times
Two interesting points:
1. Was Russia attempting to discredit the almost-certain-to-be-elected Clinton (did anyone seriously believe Trump could win?), but back-fired when Trump won?
2. What have the Russians got on Trump? Is the lack of damaging leaks on Trump evidence that they’ve got nothing? If they have anything damaging, will we ever know? If they have anything to hurt Trump, it will likely be used as leverage during Trump’s term, so might never surface….