White House pours cold water on cyber ‘letters of marque’ speculation The White House says it will not authorize "letters of marque" or allow private companies to carry out offensive cyberattacks, even as the administration pursues a more routine use of government offensive cyber capabilities. Officials seek closer technical cooperation with industry to identify and scale responses to threats, but stress that...

The White House will not authorize private companies to conduct offensive cyberattacks or issue "letters of marque." Instead, it aims for closer government-industry cooperation to address threats with coordinated cyber operations. #USCyber #CyberPolicy