SASC to Pentagon: you need a new cyber-deterrence plan

The Pentagon needs a new plan to deter hackers from attacking American critical infrastructure, say senators who aim to write that into law.

In its version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate Armed Services Committee would require the Pentagon to develop a strategy to “reestablish a credible deterrence against cyberattacks targeting American critical infrastructure using the full spectrum of military operations,” according to an executive summary of the bill that was marked up and passed in closed sessions this week. 

“As we’ve seen in the last two years—particularly with Volt and Salt Typhoon—there’s obviously a growing, more aggressive and capable threat against our critical infrastructure that supports the Department of Defense,” a senior congressional official told reporters Friday following the bill’s finalization. 

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