Trump Admin Lets Loose the Cyber Pirates
THE SO WHAT
Authorizing private firms to conduct offensive cyber operations blurs the line between corporate security and state power, raising escalation and attribution risk. Any company operating in critical infrastructure or cross-border data flows should revisit incident response, legal exposure, and insurance assumptions under a world where 'private' cyber reprisals are on the table.
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