Offensive cyber operations are best known as acts of digital harm, mainly in the context of cyber “warfare,” with nation-states, particularly intelligence organizations, serving as the primary actors. But, as experts and officials speaking at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit this year attest, “offensive cyber” is also a term increasingly applied to the growing use of digital tools and methods deployed by various arms of the federal government, often in partnership with private sector parties, to snuff out threats or help victims of ransomware actors proactively.
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