Rudd defends qualifications to lead NSA, Cyber Command at confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency told senators Thursday that his experience working with cyber intelligence in the Indo-Pacific qualifies him to serve in the dual-hatted role, though he notably stopped short of directly endorsing policy proposals for more aggressive cyber responses to China and other foreign adversaries.Lt. Gen. Josh Rudd’s relative lack of direct experience in military cybersecurity and signals intelligence wa