# Paul Nakasone **Domain:** Cyber leadership **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Paul M. Nakasone** is a retired U.S. Army general who commanded U.S. Cyber Command and directed the National Security Agency from 2018 to 2024. ## Significance His public articulation of persistent operations helped institutionalize defend-forward and persistent-engagement concepts. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1736950/a-cyber-force-for-persistent-operations/) ## Routes [[wiki/US Cyber Command|US Cyber Command]] · [[wiki/Persistent Engagement|Persistent Engagement]] · [[wiki/Defend Forward|Defend Forward]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]