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Cyber

Lack Of Policy, Definition Of Digital War, Hurting U.S. Cyber Deterrence Efforts

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 29th, 2017

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Lack Of Policy, Definition Of Digital War, Hurting U.S. Cyber Deterrence Efforts

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The U.S. will remain vulnerable in the cyber domain without a coherent deterrence policy or definitions for digial acts of war, as adversarial nation-states grow their capabilities to infiltrate federal networks and attempt to disrupt critical infrastructure. Following the massive Equifax [EFX] data breach in September, a greater effort is coalescing to adopt measures that would deter potential threats and increase modernization capabilities, according to cyber experts at a George Washington Center for Cyber & Homeland Security (CCHS) event Friday.House…

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