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Espionage attempts like the SolarWinds hack are inevitable, so it's safer to focus on defense – not retaliation

  • Written by: William Akoto, Assistant Professor of International Politics, Fordham University
imageThe U.S. Justice Department was among many federal agencies and private companies whose networks suffered intrusions from Russian hackers.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

In the wake of the major espionage operation in which people alleged to be Russian government agents infiltrated the digital networks of the U.S. Defense, Treasury and Homeland Security...

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