# Office of the National Cyber Director **Entity class:** Organization or company **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Executive office discussed through the article's offensive-cyber policy statements. Its public communication belongs to the chronology preceding the August program. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked person:** [[wiki/Sean Cairncross|Sean Cairncross]]. - **article-linked source or case:** [[wiki/Cyber Strategy for America|Cyber Strategy for America]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XI. Letters of Marque Revived: From Bills to an Executive Program|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XI. Letters of Marque Revived: From Bills to an Executive Program]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [WilmerHale, Trump Administration Signals Greater Private Role in Offensive Cyber Operations (March 9, 2026).](https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260309-trump-administration-signals-greater-private-role-in-offensive-cyber-operations) - [Recorded Future News, White House Pours Cold Water on Cyber 'Letters of Marque' Speculation (March 2026).](https://therecord.media/offensive-cyber-white-house-hacking) - [The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Expands Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime (August 2026).](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-expands-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Sean Cairncross|Sean Cairncross]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].