175th Cyberspace Operations Group (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr./U.S. Department of Defense)
The concept of integrated deterrence will play a major role in the upcoming National Defense Strategy, but what does that mean for a cyber strategy?
- Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, said deterrence is generally not the right concept for cyber success and that resiliency – perseverance despite cyber attacks – is more important.
- Schneider said fitting cybersecurity into integrated deterrence will involve considering the unique capabilities of cyberspace.
- She said the Defense Department has an opportunity to declare what it will not do in cyberspace, as part of establishing cyber norms.
