00944nas a2200085   4500000000100000008004100001245014500042856011100187520056000298       2020                            d00aExploring the Strategies Cybersecurity Specialists Need to Improve Adaptive Cyber Defenses Within the Financial Sector: An Exploratory Study  uhttps://www.proquest.com/openview/dd8f973b79ef64e0e81c3b62ac313b2a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y3 aThe purpose of this qualitative exploratory study was to research the strategies cybersecurity specialists need to improve adaptive cyber defenses within the financial sector. The research question asked: What are the strategies cybersecurity specialists need to improve adaptive cyber defenses within the United States financial sector? The conceptual framework for this studymproposed using automation and intelligence sharing to speed the detection of and response to cyber attacks while using deception and adaptive defense methods to slow the attack.