Sen. Mark Warner says the world has entered a new phase of nation-state conflict in which cyberwarfare and information warfare are the primary means through which countries assert their power on the world stage.

“We are trying to illuminate the network, trying to figure out how they’re communicating, what they’re using, where the money might be flowing," Brig. Gen. Len Anderson says.

NATO will be drawing on its member nations for offensive cyber-operations, an alliance deputy told CyberScoop in an interview.

NSA brass wants to increase the agency's use of AI in defensive and offensive operations.

The moves are meant to complicate possible election interference originating in countries like Russia. The goal is to be "in constant contact with the enemy," one general said.

The new structure “gives more authority to the people who need to actually make those decisions," Grant Schneider said.