Countries around the world are preparing for greater digital conflict as global tensions and a looming trade war raise the stakes for cyberattacks. National security and cyber experts are warning of heightened cyberthreats and a growing digital arms race as countries look to defend themselves. However, President Donald Trump has fired the four-star general who led the National Security Agency, shrinking cybersecurity agencies and slashing election cybersecurity initiatives. The U.S. faces unprecedented cyber threats, and experts are calling for a more muscular approach to protecting the digital frontier.

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