National Security Council cyber lead wants to ‘normalize’ offensive operations

National Security Council cyber lead wants to ‘normalize’ offensive operations

SAN FRANCISCO — The senior director for cyber at the White House’s National Security Council told an audience Thursday that he wants to “destigmatize” offensive cyber operations, seeing them as a vital tool in the government’s playbook in its battle with foreign adversaries.  Alexei Bulazel told an audience at the RSAC 2025 conference that he views offensive cyber as “one arrow in the quiver” when weighing response options to an adversary’s acti…

Top NSC official wants to normalize offensive hacking as tool of US might

<p>SAN FRANCISCO — In his first major discussion as the top cybersecurity official in the National Security Council, Alexei Bulazel said he wants to normalize the use of offensive cyber activity as a tool of U.S. n…

NSC official: Trump administration will ‘change the script’ on offensive side

Alexei Bulazel, the senior director for cyber on the National Security Council, said it was important to be able "to respond in kind" if the U.S. is targeted with cyberattacks.