3Qs: The rules of cyber-engagement

The Obama administration is close to approving the nation's first set of rules for how the military can defend or retaliate against a major cyberattack, according to a report last month in The New York Times. One such new rule would reportedly give the president power to order a pre-emptive strike if the U.S. detects a credible threat from a foreign adversary. Northeastern University news office asked William Robertson, an expert in detecting and preventing Web-based attacks and an assistant professor with dual appointments in the College of Engineering and the College of Computer and Information Science, to assess the potential policy and the growing cyberarms race.

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