Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" set to award $1 billion funding to
"offensive cyber operations"

Date:
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:47:00 +0000

Description:
Security spending may be slashed, but cyber offensives are getting a boost
from Trump bill.

FULL STORY

President Trumps landmark One Big Beautiful Bill legislation includes plans
to commit $1billion over the next four years on unspecified "offensive cyber operations".

Cyber-offensive operations typically include exploiting flaws in software to hack devices or deploy spyware, intelligence gathering, or collecting
internet traffic data (among many others).

Its not clear what tools or software would qualify, but the legislation notes that the funds would go towards enhancing and improving the capabilities of
the US Indo-Pacific Command, potentially focusing on the USs biggest geopolitical rival, China.

Switching focus

This comes despite mass federal layoffs that a former NSA cybersecurity director has warned will have a devastating impact on cybersecurity and an unprecedented cut of over $1.2 billion to the federal cybersecurity budget - although some cuts have been partially reversed since a federal court ruled
the firing of 130 workers unlawful.

The US government recently announced a pause in cyber-offensive operations against Russia , which highlights the administrations focus away from eastern Europe and onto China, especially considering the ongoing trade war against
the state.

Following this, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) reaffirmed its commitment to defending against all cyberthreats, although the continued efforts to undermine and weaken cybersecurity teams capabilities, however counter-productive that may be in protecting US infrastructure.

Senator Ron Wyden, member of the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed to TechCrunch the Trump administration, has slashed funding for cybersecurity
and government technology and left our country wide open to attack by foreign hackers.

Vastly expanding U.S. government hacking is going to invite retaliation not just against federal agencies, but also rural hospitals, local governments
and private companies who dont stand a chance against nation-state hackers.

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-gives -usd1-billion-in-funding-to-offensive-cyber-operations

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