Emily Harding
The Trump administration dropped its long-awaited cybersecurity strategy late on Friday, March 6. Its tone is largely commendable—it is a declaration of a more robust, more aggressive, and more proactive cyber policy. It is marked by its brevity, clocking in at four pages, plus a cover letter. However, it is more a statement of goals than a strategy. It is remarkable for what it lacks: a conversation about matching resources to these goals. Still, there are more details to come, including some executive orders reportedly in the pipeline and a robust implementation plan that remains embargoed.
In many ways, it is a statement whose time is overdue. The recently published CSIS Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program report, A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War, called for just such a declaration to adversaries. The administration’s document is a version of the Playbook’s recommendation to put adversaries on notice that the United States will no longer view cyberattacks as one-offs, or the cost of doing business, but for what they are: a critical national security threat. It is past time to restore deterrence in this vital domain.
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