- LTG Joshua Rudd, nominee to be head of NSA/CyberCom, asked in hearing if US should have a policy of responding to attacks like Sony/Salt/Volt Typhoon breaches with a cyber offensive operation. Lawmaker was asking about a CyCom offensive response not an NSA offensive response. Rudd deflected questionJan 15, 2026 16:02
- He deflected the question because said he's not a policymaker.