The Department of Defense will proceed with the creation of a new command to coordinate the day-to-day defense of military, federal government and critical civilian networks from attack. The cyberdefense command will be part of the U.S. Strategic Command, a multiservice military operation that is responsible for, among other things, cyberwarfare policies. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates proposed that the command be led by the director of the National Security Agency.
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New Military Command to Guard US Cybersystems
Posted by: Mike Pearson June 24, 2009 12:59 PMThe Department of Defense will proceed with the creation of a new command to coordinate the day-to-day defense of military, federal government and critical civilian networks from attack. The cyberdefense command will be part of the U.S. Strategic Command, a multiservice military operation that is responsible for, among other things, cyberwarfare policies. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates proposed that the command be led by the director of the National Security Agency.