Former NSA cyber leader Joyce encourages policymakers to go further in deterring China threats

Former National Security Agency cyber leader Rob Joyce argued policymakers can do more to address threats from China using a range of countermeasures, at a House hearing exploring how the environment has changed over the past year with a focus on China-backed actors described as “typhoons” prepositioning to disrupt U.S. critical infrastructure.

“No single approach will achieve effective deterrence; instead, we need a comprehensive campaign that imposes costs across multiple dimensions. This integrated arsenal should include offensive cyber operations to...