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Cato Weekly Podcast • January 17, 2019 

# The Myth of the Cyber Offense 

Do cyber operations among rival states achieve their stated objectives? What are the escalation risks? Brandon Vareriano is co-author of the new Cato paper, “[The Myth of the Cyber Offense: The Case for Restraint](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/myth-cyber-offense-case-restraint).”

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##### [Brandon Valeriano](/people/brandon-valeriano)

Former Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute