Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake’s book The Fifth Domain: Defending our Country, our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats (2019) explains “why raising the alarm on cyber threats is warranted, and… lays out a plan for how the worst outcomes can be avoided.” Both Clarke and Knake provide unique perspectives on potential cyber threats as both have served as members of multiple presidential administrations’ Department of Defense and Homeland Security staffs. Richard Clarke “drafted the first national strategy on cybersecurity that any nation ever published.” With a foundational understanding of cyber policy implementation, both Clarke and Knake capitalize on their experience to create a superbly-crafted plan to reinforce corporations' cyber readiness, increase governmental focus and impact on cyber security, develop lasting and successful cyber policies, increase personal cyber security, and share their perspectives on critically important issues likely to surface in the near future. This review highlights Clarke and Knake’s key assertions about establishing lasting cyber peace, and their views on implementing the proposed segmented plan.
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