Friday Sync-Up: Biden Signaling Cyber Retaliation

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, and pirates to discuss in an open thread. Here is this week’s conversation starter:

The Biden administration is openly signaling that it will pursue cyber operations against Russia in response to Moscow’s supply-chain cyber attack against thousands of US networks. Is this type of public “signaling” helpful or harmful to American interests? Why?