Global cyberattackers want to paralyze our freedom of movement

Global cyberattackers want to paralyze our freedom of movement

From the beginning, the United States has been a commercial republic, drawing vast resources out of our heartland and through our ports to drive broad-based prosperity and dynamism. For generations, America’s core economic policy has been to ensure freedom of movement of goods and people, keeping the shipping lanes open and the lifeblood of our republic flowing. The rise of digital technology promised to wipe out obstacles to free exchange arou…

A silent war is taking place around the world. Unlike conventional wars, it has no clear borders, no single enemy and no defined battlefield. Cybercrime has evolved beyond the mere digital theft; it has become a threat to national security, blurring the boundaries between financial crime, state-sponsored espionage and war.