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# Peacetime cyber versus wartime cyber
- URL: https://cje.io/2026/04/30/peacetime-cyber-versus-wartime-cyber/
- Published: 2026-04-30T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T07:49:15.000Z
- Description: Cyber defense doctrine was built during 15 years of peacetime; the transition to wartime and austerity demands a rewrite of what we accept as polite.
- Author: Casey Ellis
- Tags: Security, Hot Takes

Peacetime cyber versus wartime cyber. We developed our cyber defense doctrine, policy, and technology through 10 years of peace and prosperity. We're now transitioning into austerity and warfare — what do we need to revisit? Throw the things that don't matter out the window, and start doing things that don't feel polite right now.