# Sean Cairncross **Entity class:** Person **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition National Cyber Director whose public remarks are cited in the article's March 2026 strategy chronology. The remarks connect executive policy discussion with the later cyber-participation 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 source or case:** [[wiki/Cyber Strategy for America|Cyber Strategy for America]]. - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/Office of the National Cyber Director|Office of the National Cyber Director]]. - **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/Office of the National Cyber Director|Office of the National Cyber Director]]. 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]].