POLICY: May 2010 Archives

U.S. Cyber Command ("CYBERCOM") officially recently became operational. But observers inside the military and out still aren't quite sure what the command is supposed to do: protect the Pentagon's networks, strike enemies with logic bombs, seal up civilian vulnerabilities, or some combination of all three. READ MORE

More from the DoD perspective ...

In a broad redefinition of U.S. strategic priorities, President Obama has said that the United States must revitalize its economic, moral and innovative strength if it is to continue to lead the world.   The new report is the first that the President has prepared under a 1986 law requiring the president to present Congress with an annual strategic statement.   READ MORE

National strategy is light on cybersecurity details, READ MORE

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OPINION:  That headline might be a little out of context ...

James Miller, the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for policy, addressed a wide range of topics in a recent public address, including what might constitute an act of war in cyberspace.  READ MORE

Also,  Policy Official Notes Cybersecurity Challenges

After a long drawn out process questioning the Department of Defense's cybersecurity role, the Senate has unanimously confirmed National Security Agency director Keith Alexander as head of a new DoD command tasked with defending military networks from cyber attacks.

When it becomes fully operational in October 2010, the U.S. Cyber Command will be headquartered at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland alongside NSA, and will report through the U.S. Strategic Command. Cyber Command will absorb two of the organizations currently leading much of the military's cyber-defense capabilities -- the Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare and the Joint Task Force for Network Operations.

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