Democracies take up arms against cyberattacks

"One thing missing from the debate, however, is consideration of a key part of the US intelligence communities report. This found the hacking of the Democratic National Committee was one element of a multifaceted operation. As the report states, the influence campaign blended 'covert intelligence operations – such as cyber activity – with overt efforts by Russian Government agencies, state-funded media, third-party intermediaries, and paid social media users or "trolls”.'"