Nonprofit cyber group raises questions over private sector involvement in cyber deterrence operations

The Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law is encouraging the Trump administration in a recent white paper to develop a formal plan for private sector involvement in offensive cyber operations, while noting potential risks of expanded participation in cyber offense.

“The call to embrace an offensive cyber response raises profound and urgent questions,” Venable’s Stacy O’Mara says in the May 28 paper. She asks, “Are we prepared to unleash these tools? Who should wield them? How do we protect...