From this Washington Post story on the new Pentagon cyberstrategy: The strategy, which has been two years in the making, is expected to emphasize that officials consider a military response to current cyber intrusions unlikely. “Although it is certainly possible that a destructive or disruptive cyber attack could have an impact analogous to physical hostilities and therefore constitute an act of war, the vast majority of malicious cyber activity today would not cross this threshold, or justify a military response,” says another draft of Lynn’s speech.
Thoughts on military responses to cyber attacks
Thoughts on military responses to cyber…
Thoughts on military responses to cyber attacks
From this Washington Post story on the new Pentagon cyberstrategy: The strategy, which has been two years in the making, is expected to emphasize that officials consider a military response to current cyber intrusions unlikely. “Although it is certainly possible that a destructive or disruptive cyber attack could have an impact analogous to physical hostilities and therefore constitute an act of war, the vast majority of malicious cyber activity today would not cross this threshold, or justify a military response,” says another draft of Lynn’s speech.