Senators press DOD cyber policy nominee to push for deterrence doctrine

Senators are prodding the Trump administration’s nominee to be the top cyber policy official at the Defense Department on how the U.S. can develop a more proactive, offensive posture against adversaries in the digital sphere.

Lawmakers expressed concern Tuesday regarding the United States’ ability to deter malicious activity in cyberspace.

“Do you think we’ve done enough over the last four years to deter our adversaries like China and Russia and Iran and North Korea by being essentially in a defensive crouch in the cyber world and not developing offensive plans and capabilities that can hold at risk the things that they hold most dear?” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked Katie Sutton, President Donald Trump’s pick to be assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy at her confirmation hearing.

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