The Commercial Spyware EO and Finding the Right Balance Between Offensive and Defensive Cyber Security Policy

May 16, 2024 2:15pm

David Kovar
Founder and CEO
URSA Inc.

Roszel C. Thomsen II
Partner
Thomsen and Burke LLP

An offensive security strategy aims to preemptively identify and mitigate gaps and weaknesses within an organization’s digital infrastructure. Defensive cybersecurity involves a systematic and comprehensive approach to identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses before they can be exploited. With the Commercial Spyware EO in place, is the EO too defensive/restrictive, creating negative economic implications? How can the U.S. find the right defensive/offensive cyber-stance?