Cybersecurity and Deterrence
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report and Persistent Engagement
Michael P. Fischerkeller Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 3:17 PM
A response to Ben Jensen on persistent engagement.
Dr. Michael P. Fischerkeller is a research staff member in the Information, Technology and Systems Division at the Institute for Defense Analyses, where he has spent 20 years supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Combatant and Multi-National Force commanders.
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Cybersecurity and Deterrence
Persistent Engagement and Cost Imposition: Distinguishing Between Cause and Effect
Michael P. Fischerkeller, Richard J. Harknett Thu, Feb 6, 2020, 8:00 AM
Cost imposition should be reconceptualized to align with the realities of cyber strategic competition.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
A Response on Persistent Engagement and Agreed Competition
Michael P. Fischerkeller, Richard J. Harknett Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 10:30 AM
In a recent Lawfare essay, Jim Miller and Neal Pollard offer an important and positive assessment of the strategy of persistent engagement, a strategic approach designed to thwart adversary cyberspace campaigns by continuously anticipating and exploiting vulner
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
Through Persistent Engagement, the U.S. Can Influence ‘Agreed Competition’
Michael P. Fischerkeller, Richard J. Harknett Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 10:45 AM
In a recent Lawfare post, Max Smeets examines the implications of the shift in U.S. strategic thinking on cyberspace. He correctly notes that U.S.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
What Is Agreed Competition in Cyberspace?
Michael P. Fischerkeller, Richard J. Harknett Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 11:05 AM
The cyber-strategic environment comprises two strategic spaces—armed conflict and the competitive space short of armed conflict. Pursuing national objectives requires strategies that can succeed in the structural and dynamic realities of each of these spaces.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
Persistent Engagement and Tacit Bargaining: A Path Toward Constructing Norms in Cyberspace
Michael P. Fischerkeller, Richard J. Harknett Fri, Nov 9, 2018, 7:00 AM
The unique structural and operational characteristics of cyberspace, we wrote in May 2017, must drive U.S. strategy if we are to see cyberspace become more secure and stable.