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The SolarWinds Hack is a Wakeup Call: Should the U.S. Retaliate?

Post author By Diana Rudenky
Post date May 31, 2021
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The SolarWinds hack, widely believed to be carried out by Russian state actors, is a wakeup call evidencing the weakness in American cybersecurity. Undetected for over half a year, the hack infiltrated networks of multiple government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, triggering a dispute over whether the United States should retaliate to discourage further cyberattacks.

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The Cyber-Nuclear Domain: Why the U.S. Needs Cyber Warriors

Post author By Shuyi Li
Post date May 30, 2021
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanaghan defined Cybercom’s next challenge as “build[ing] scale and strengthen[ing America’s] arsenal of cyber weapons, cyber shields and cyber warriors.”

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