CYBERCOM chief calls for 'persistent engagement' in advance of new cyber strategy

By Justin Doubleday / September 6, 2018 at 6:44 PM
The United States needs to pursue a new approach of "consistent engagement" in cyberspace, according to the head of U.S. cyber forces, potentially previewing a forthcoming revision of the military's cyber strategy. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command, said "persistent engagement, persistent presence, persistent innovation" will provide the United States "with a new strategy" in cyberspace. "Given the nature of the domain, meeting these new levels of strategic threat requires a new and effective whole-of-nation and allied effort,"...

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