It's been reported that the Chinese military uses its cyber assets to steal information from corporate North America. This is a type of asymmetric warfare in that they manipulate our economies, and that manipulation is being used to weaken our countries financially. When economies lag, defence spending decreases, thereby allowing for vulnerabilities which may not exist were spending restraints not in place.
When incursions into the Republic of Georgia were made by Russia, their communication system was down, under cyberattack. Estonia also suffered a cyberattack, which they believe was perpetrated by a historic local aggressor. Given that state actors, not to mention non-state actors, are progressive in using cyberactivities as weaponry, in addition to the counterattack measures that we're already putting in place, does it make sense for us to start utilizing cybercapabilities for offensive use as well when we come under attack?