The directive follows reports from earlier this week that Hegseth has threatened military action inside of Mexico to confront the nation's drug cartels if the Trump administration's demands on border security are not met.
The Record reported that it is unknown at this time how the recent directive will affect Cyber Command personnel.
In a statement to the outlet, a senior defense official said, "Due to operational security concerns, we do not comment nor discuss cyber intelligence, plans, or operations. There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations, to include the cyber domain."