Private US companies can now run cyber operations abroad. State-backed hackers are excluded
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Authorizing private US firms to run offensive cyber operations abroad blurs the line between corporate security and state-like capability. If you operate critical infrastructure or large digital estates, your threat model now includes private actors with quasi-sanctioned attack authority, not just nation-states.
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