Former cyber diplomat Lewis sees State Dept. reorganization benefiting cyber mission

The State Department's reorganization plan could have a positive impact on military cyber issues, according to cyber policy vet James Lewis, who argued assigning the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy to economic cyber initiatives will enable international security units to focus on deterrence.

“CDP has had tremendous successes, but the challenges are different now because they’re a little more military,” Lewis told Inside Cybersecurity. State created the new cyber bureau in 2021, as part of the Biden administration's efforts...