DefenseOne
March 18, 2022
Over the last few years, cyberwarfare has taken center stage as a potent, legitimate threat impacting Americans and allies overseas. While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a stark reminder that the U.S. cannot overlook the traditional kinetic threats posed by near peers, it is also the first state-level conflict to draw in dozens of non-state cyber actors and thousands of unaffiliated cyber volunteers. These new hybrid events have created an ongoing strategic shift that will expand the scope of national security.