U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations
Current Research for the MLA Summer Debate Camp…
TOPIC: U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations
Resolved: The benefits of the U.S. federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.
Shared Folder (for Magnet Students): PF Research [2019-11-01] = Offensive Cyber Operations.
BACKGROUND:
U.S. ramping up offensive cyber measures to stop economic attacks, Bolton says (Cyberscoop, June 11, 2019)
The U.S. is beginning to use offensive cyber measures in response to commercial espionage, President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Tuesday. “We’re now looking at — beyond the electoral context — a whole range of other activities to prevent this other kind of cyber interference … in the economic space, as well,” Bolton said while speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s CFO Network annual meeting.
REQUIRED RESEARCH VIDEOS: 11 mins
Bolton Says the U.S. Is Expanding Offensive Cyber Operations,
Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2019 [2 min]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bolton-says-u-s-is-expanding-offensive-cyber-operations-11560266199
IMPORTANT: The video to watch is the third (from the top)!
US-Iran cyber strike marks a military ‘game-changer,’ says tech expert,
CNBC News, July 2, 2019 [2 min]
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/02/us-iran-cyber-strike-marks-a-military-game-changer-says-tech-expert.html
NOTE: Please read/skim the article as well (especially \”Key Points\”).
Challenges in offensive cyber operations,
Robert Bigman, Expert, Government Matters, June 26, 2018 [7 min]
https://govmatters.tv/challenges-in-offensive-cyber-operations/
REQUIRED RESEARCH ARTICLES:
[PRO] U.S. ramping up offensive cyber measures to stop economic attacks, Bolton says,
Cyberscoop, June 11, 2019
https://www.cyberscoop.com/john-bolton-offensive-cybersecurity-not-limited-election-security/
The U.S. is beginning to use offensive cyber measures in response to commercial espionage, President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Tuesday. “We’re now looking at — beyond the electoral context — a whole range of other activities to prevent this other kind of cyber interference … in the economic space, as well,” Bolton said while speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s CFO Network annual meeting.
[PRO] How the U.S. Can Play Cyber-Offense – Deterrence Isn\’t Enough,
Michael Sulmeyer, Director of the Cyber Security Project at Harvard University, Foreign Affairs, March 22, 2018
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2018-03-22/how-us-can-play-cyber-offense
NOTE: Michael Sulmeyer is Director of the Cyber Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School\’s Belfer Center. He previously served as Director for Plans and Operations for Cyber Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
[CON] Why Cyber Operations Do Not Always Favor the Offense,
Prof. Rebecca Slayton, Cornell University, Quarterly Journal: International Security (Harvard University), February 2017
https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/why-cyber-operations-do-not-always-favor-offense
[CON] The Myth of the Cyber Offense: The Case for Restraint,
Brandon Valeriano and Benjamin Jensen, CATO Institute, January 15, 2019
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/myth-cyber-offense-case-restraint
IMPORTANT: Please actually \”read\” the Introduction and the Conclusion; skim the rest as best you can — it is a long article.
ADDITIONAL \”OPTIONAL\” RESEARCH ARTICLES & VIDEOS:
[Audio] Offensive cyber operations in US national security,
Brookings Institution, April 26, 2019 [Audio: 30 min]
https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/offensive-cyber-operations-in-us-national-security/
Transcript: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BCP_Transcrtipt_Offensive-cyber-operations-in-US-national-security.pdf
CONTACT INFORMATION (Coach Bill):
Bill Eddy,
coachbill@magnetacademy.com
714.655.8135 (I prefer text)
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EXAMPLES OF NOTE-TAKING (& Bullet Points):
How the U.S. Can Play Cyber-Offense,
Foreign Affairs, March 22, 2018
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2018-03-22/how-us-can-play-cyber-offense
[-] Russian Hack \”…most destructive and costly cyberattack in history\”
[-] Malware Spreading to U.S. Corporations (ex. FedEx = Losing Billions)
[-] imposing greater costs on would-be hackers while denying them benefits
[PRO]
1.) Malware Spreading to U.S. Corporations (ex. FedEx = Losing Billions)
< Foreign Affairs, March 22, 2018 >
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2018-03-22/how-us-can-play-cyber-offense
2.) Imposing greater costs on would-be hackers while denying them benefits
< Foreign Affairs, March 22, 2018 >
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2018-03-22/how-us-can-play-cyber-offense
3.) ???