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Bossert Suggests ‘National Power’ Means Will Applied To Cyber Deterrence

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 6th, 2017

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Bossert Suggests ‘National Power’ Means Will Applied To Cyber Deterrence

Thomas Bossert, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Photo: Atlantic Council.

The Trump administration’s approach to deterring bad behavior in cyberspace will probably center around more traditional means rather than using offensive cyber capabilities, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.In early August, a joint interagency report was due to the White House on “strategic options” for cyber security deterrence and to better protect the U.S. from cyber threats. The report, which hasn't been released, was directed by President Donald Trump’s May 11 executive order on cyber security.,The agency information…

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