Posted on 04/23/2015 3:21:48 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Pentagon has admitted for the first time it plans to use cyberwarfare in its battle to keep up with its enemies.
In a 33-page 'cybersecurity strategy' the US Department of Defense has publicly laid out the approach plans to take.
The document says the DoD "should be able to use cyber operations to disrupt an adversary's command and control networks, military-related critical infrastructure and weapons capabilities".
The previous strategy, published in 2011, made little reference to clandestine warfare using computer networks, although US officials are known to have spoken privately about the issue.
The television reports said officials had told NBC off the record that the US was already employing cyberwarriors who were capable of shutting down the power system of a smaller country - like Iran.
The new document takes a more open approach because the Pentagon wants more transparency in its cyber mission - and because it could be a deterrent to adversaries.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said: "I think it will be useful to us for the world to know that, first of all, we're going to protect ourselves, we're going to defend ourselves."
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This is old news....goes back to Richard Clarke....
>> The Pentagon has admitted for the first time it plans to use cyberwarfare in its battle to keep up with its enemies.
Curious they said “its enemies”... rather than “OUR enemies”.
I guess we’re not on the same side anymore.
I guess US citizens are considered “its enemies” now.
"I think it will be useful to us for the world to know that, first of all, we're going to protect ourselves, we're going to defend ourselves."
I wish I could believe you but I don’t. I have zero trust for any of the feds anymore. Zero.
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