we must remember that's there's never been a full-blown cyber war in our history to use as reference. Out of control escalation is my primary concern. However, no one is arguing against sensible counter-measures.
From the limited knowledge I have of that industry, there's a continuous tit-for-tat war like you mentioned going on all the time, like warning shots across a border. One has to dig deep into cyber security industry publications to even learn of some of these events. I suspect many very serious events are not published for national security reasons, so the public really doesn't know the extent.
Again, counter-responses are unpredictable in scope and nature and may be intentionally delayed for effect. They might even attack one of our allies and cause serious damage as a show of strength, and that could get out of hand.
The problem is that neocons like we have in Trump's cabal will tend to strike back with disproportionate responses that could lead to severe escalation, just like in conventional war. I still have some trust in our established deep-state security agencies, but I don't trust Trump's people to make wise decisions relating to either conventional or cyber wars.
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