Obama administration's cyber deterrence report leaves 'declaratory policy' hazy

A long-overdue Obama administration report to Congress on cyber deterrence acknowledges the need for a “declaratory policy” that discourages other governments from targeting the United States in cyberspace – but it stops short of articulating such a policy.

The 19-page report, obtained by Inside Cybersecurity, was submitted to Capitol Hill in recent days – more than a year after the statutory deadline – by the Defense Department, after the White House ultimately delegated the authority for the report to...