Brandon Valeriano is the Bren Chair of Military Innovation at the Marine Corps University and a Senior Advisor with the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.
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The infiltration by Russia emphasizes the importance of implementing the layered deterrence strategy recommended by the U.S. Cyber Solarium Commission.
Without a firm grasp on the potential for escalation, the United States will be unable to contain the fallout when assertive operations are conducted.
The muddled discourse about cybersecurity continues to limit the ability of practitioners and scholars to have a constructive discussion about the core elements of strategy.
How should threats be measured?
On July 22, 2016 hackers suspected of links to the Kremlin passed thousands of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to Wikileaks. According to the U.S. Intelligence Community, the hack—along with a wave of propaganda circulated online—was part of an information warfare campaign designed to weaken faith in U.S.