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In the development of American cybersecurity policy, deterrence has simultaneously grown more important and more controversial, leaving policymakers who confront mounting cyber threats tempted by deterrent strategies shrouded in doubts about their effectiveness. In Strategic Cyber Deterrence, Scott Jasper breaks down the theory and practice of deterrence within the realm of cyberspace and argues that the traditional approaches of deterrence by retaliation, denial, and entanglement fail as strategic options. Instead, Jasper advocates for achieving strategic deterrence by combining robust, resilient cyber defenses with capabilities to engage in aggressive but calibrated countermeasures. His engaging contribution carefully cuts through the prevailing something must be done approaches to deterrence in cybersecurity and offers a strategy tailored to the challenges and capabilities that define the cyber realm. -- David P. Fidler, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity, Council on Foreign Relations

Given the current news cycle, few books seem as relevant today as Jasper’s detailed and precise examination of the US cyber environment. Traditional methods of deterring an adversary (direct military action or the threat of direct action) are not viable in the age of cyber attacks, which can be carried out by both nations and individuals. How, then, do we deter attacks? What tools are at our disposal? What are legitimate retaliation methods? Jasper (Naval Postgraduate School) examines these questions in depth. He makes the case for the issue's relevance and urgency in the realm of international defense with numerous examples, such as the North Korean theft, via cyber warfare, of US wing designs for the US F-15 fighter. Other states have made similar attacks, compromising American defense, financial, and social systems. Jasper stresses that a national defense strategy to prevent, counter, and respond to cyber attacks requires automated and integrated capabilities employed outside traditional organizational boundaries. Without effective, coordinated strategies, international cyber attacks will continue to threaten federal agencies, commercial industry, and the fabric of our society. Appropriate for advanced students and professionals in the realm of defense and cyber technology policy. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals * CHOICE * In the development of American cybersecurity policy, deterrence has simultaneously grown more important and more controversial, leaving policymakers who confront mounting cyber threats tempted by deterrent strategies shrouded in doubts about their effectiveness. In Strategic Cyber Deterrence, Scott Jasper breaks down the theory and practice of deterrence within the realm of cyberspace and argues that the traditional approaches of deterrence by retaliation, denial, and entanglement fail as strategic options. Instead, Jasper advocates for achieving strategic deterrence by combining robust, resilient cyber defenses with capabilities to engage in aggressive but calibrated countermeasures. His engaging contribution carefully cuts through the prevailing “something must be done” approaches to deterrence in cybersecurity and offers a strategy tailored to the challenges and capabilities that define the cyber realm. -- David P. Fidler, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity, Council on Foreign Relations

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Scott Jasper, CAPT, USN (ret) is a Lecturer in the National Security Affairs Department at Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.

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