In the latest sign of the federal government refocusing its cybersecurity efforts, the Department of Defense has released a 2018 Cyber Strategy to replace a previous one launched in 2015. The new strategy represents a move by the DoD to build out its cyber capabilities to support military operations and better compete with China and Russia in cyberspace, and to pre-empt and defend cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the U.S.

The strategy, however, also extends the DoD’s efforts to collaborate more closely with the private sector on cybersecurity issues and pushes the department to use its purchasing power to motivate companies to better secure their products and services.