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Cybersecurity Mission Creep in the US

ID: 61c3f173-9ecb-5099-b38f-0d5f39e24ac1

STIX ID: report--61c3f173-9ecb-5099-b38f-0d5f39e24ac1

Feed Name: Security Boulevard

Date Published: 2026-07-02

Date Updated: 2026-07-02

Author: Bruce Schneier

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This article argues that cybersecurity is undergoing mission creep—policymakers increasingly frame varied policy problems (misinformation, social media safety, antitrust, alleged journalist misconduct, trafficking statutes) as cybersecurity threats—leading to rushed, technocratic, and overly reductive governance decisions that can bypass competing considerations and erode public trust.

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