Fourth. Hunt down cyber criminals/terrorists and kill them. Too much of the cyber defense world suffers from a Maginot Line mentality. An offensive is needed. The Feds have a monopoly on this sort of kinetic approach. Obvious limitation if they are sheltering in China or Russia but Moldova or Iran, it's open season. Even with friendly powers, persuasion or bribery could be used. With Russia, once the Ukranian lunacy is done, relaxation of sanctions can be tied to them taking care of the bad actors. With China, a foreign policy approach is needed. We have certainly confronted China on other issues.
Fourth. Hunt down cyber criminals/terrorists and kill them. Too much of the cyber defense world suffers from a Maginot Line mentality. An offensive is needed. The Feds have a monopoly on this sort of kinetic approach. Obvious limitation if they are sheltering in China or Russia but Moldova or Iran, it's open season. Even with friendly powers, persuasion or bribery could be used. With Russia, once the Ukranian lunacy is done, relaxation of sanctions can be tied to them taking care of the bad actors. With China, a foreign policy approach is needed. We have certainly confronted China on other issues.