Clear Thinking About Protecting the Nation in the Cyber Domain*
By General (Ret.) Keith B. Alexander (U.S. Army), Jamil N. Jaffer, Jennifer S. Brunet
| July 31, 2018
The key systems and networks that are colloquially referred to as cyberspace constitute a set of critical assets that enable communication, promote economic growth and prosperity, advance the cause of freedom globally, and help ensure US national security and that of our allies. At the same time, cyberspace has become a digital battleground where nation-states and their proxies, organized criminal groups, terrorists, hacktivists, and others seek to gain an advantage over one another, whether through surveillance and espionage, criminal activity, recruitment, planning, and incitement to attacks, and the repression of free speech and expression.
Clear Thinking About Protecting the Nation in the Cyber Domain*