Cyber operations have become a crucial aspect of modern conflict, influencing global power competition.
Despite frequent reports of cyber attacks, such as Chinese hackers targeting defense contractors, Russian ransomware crippling pipelines, and Iranian cyber operatives probing critical infrastructure, a significant gap persists between the U.S. strategic cyber ambitions and their integration into warfighting.
America’s strategic cyber ambitions and the way these capabilities are integrated into warfighting.
The centralization of offensive cyber authorities has created a disparity between strategic vision and operational reality, threatening to undermine the effectiveness of the cyber force.
Author's summary: U.S. cyber power faces significant challenges.