DOD Cyber Policy Chief: We've Deterred Destructive Cyberattacks

Nextgov: When President Barack Obama took office, one of intelligence officials’ top fears was a “cyber Pearl Harbor,” a catastrophic and destructive cyberattack that resulted in mass casualties and destruction of property.

One major reason that hasn’t happened is because the massive power and stated policy of the U.S. military—cyber and otherwise—have deterred any would-be attacker, says Aaron Hughes, the Defense Department’s top cyber policy official.

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