The Cipher Brief is taking a look at different expert perspectives on cyber threats this week. As one of those perspectives, we spoke with Nick Rasmussen, the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) about the current cyber threat environment ranging from terrorism to nation state threats, to deterring attacks against the government and private industry.
The Cipher Brief: Has the U.S. done an adequate job in using offensive cyber operations to disrupt terrorist messaging? Are there opportunities and advantages to taking a more aggressive posture? Are there risks?
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