Critical cyber policy issues on hold amid Russia probe controversies

By Charlie Mitchell

Published June 12, 2017 8:00pm ET

Critical cyber policy issues on hold amid Russia probe controversies — Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are making the argument that the key policy issues in cyberspace are coming to a head in the Russia probe. | traffic_analyzer

Cybersecurity policy issues lurk beneath the surface of the ongoing congressional and independent counsel probes into the Russia hacking affair, which have nothing to do with what President Trump said to ex-FBI Director James Comey.

One immediate policy implication is that the Russia investigation — like the controversy over fugitive ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden’s leaks in the recent past — overshadows discussions on any even unrelated cybersecurity issue.