All the academic work here is aligned under the "Enhanced Attribution" project, which has existed for a decade, under various names, various organizations, and, unsurprisingly, has seen recent budget cuts. The stated long-term plan is to transition the project to JCWA. Headline of GAO's report on JCWA: "Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Would Benefit from Defined Goals and Governance"
It seems like the academics are the rubes in this boondoggle, got played, and are left holding the bag.
All the academic work here is aligned under the "Enhanced Attribution" project, which has existed for a decade, under various names, various organizations, and, unsurprisingly, has seen recent budget cuts. The stated long-term plan is to transition the project to JCWA. Headline of GAO's report on JCWA: "Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Would Benefit from Defined Goals and Governance"
It seems like the academics are the rubes in this boondoggle, got played, and are left holding the bag.
Ive seen some emails that suggest it was transferred in 2019 and into 2020 but I havent quite nailed it down yet.
Agree on the academics, although I have a lot of questions. We theorize the existence of a second group who may have spoofed activity.