Federal Computer Week features the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Risk Wednesday event on recent intrusions into sensitive US government systems such as the Office of Personal Management (OPM):

Can the U.S. really shame another superpower for espionage excess?

While some argue that mitigation, not attribution, should be the top priority in the wake of the Office of Personnel Management breaches, foreign relations experts are wrestling with how the U.S. should – or even could – respond to the state believed to be behind the breaches: China.

In a discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council on Aug. 19, academics hashed out red lines and the threat of escalation.

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