The problem with conducting offensive cyberwar operations is that you are going to have to lie. The other side is lying, and it would be nice to counter that with truth, but that will not always be possible, at least not right away.

The nice thing about lies is that they can be prepackaged and ready to go. The truth can’t; it is an on-order requirement. The truth has to be dug out, interpreted, proven through analysis. Unfortunately, the fastest way to respond to a lie is another lie.

In the end, the lie would be disproven (and maybe not, ask Michael Moore and Oliver Stone), but by then maybe the whole truth could come out.