The Trump Administration’s National Cyber Strategy is imminent. While many of its anticipated themes have been woven through prior strategies spanning the previous five administrations, reports suggest a decidedly new shift that would prioritize cyber offense in order to shape adversary behavior and relegate cyber defense to the back burner. If implemented, this is a shift that threatens to compromise our national security.
The new strategy’s priorities have been signaled for months:
Shaping adversary behavior
Promoting common sense regulations
Modernizing federal networks
Securing critical infrastructure
Sustaining technology superiority
Growing the cyber talent pool
These priorities are not novel. However, the prioritization of offensive capabilities over reinforcing our defensive capabilities would be a new path.
