Is Cyber missing the Marque?

The White House has issued a presidential memorandum that may allow private companies to conduct government-authorized offensive cyber operations against criminal organizations outside the United States. As Cisco Talos tells it, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have sixty days to establish the operating procedures for this program. The move shifts the traditional boundary between network defense and offensive action, raising new questions about attribution and the safety of employees at participating firms.

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