Cybersecurity is eclipsing North Korean nuclear threats as a higher security priority in the new Biden-Harris administration, and the longtime security framework centered on interstate military brinkmanship has given way to a new reality in 2021. That reality involves security challenges that are transnational and non-military — in the case of North Korea, cybercrime is taking on a whole new prominence.

In order to put Pyongyang in a bind, President Biden must focus on stemming the regime’s cyber capabilities, which have enabled strategic gains with mostly non-military tools. Moreover, Biden’s top cybersecurity advisors could draw on their