[Infowarrior] - Sen McCain 'has' cyber all wrong...

[Richard Forno]

He thinks we're *too* reliant on 'defense' in cyberspace and need to focus on offensive cyber activities instead of our own cyber resilience & security?  Riiiiiight.   But then again, preparing for, and talking about cyberwar is sexy right now and every politico with an audience in DC is an 'expert' in this field, or so they think.  GRRRR.  --rick


http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/?p=7292

The U.S. military is placing too much emphasis on defense against cyber attacks when it should be developing offensive cyber capabilities, according to Sen. John McCain.

“”I am very concerned that our strategy is too reliant on defensive measures in cyber space, and believe we need to develop the capability to go on the offense as well,” Sen. McCain wrote in remarks appended to the Senate Armed Services Committee report on the FY 2013 defense authorization bill.

“I believe that cyber warfare will be the key battlefield of the 21st century, and I am concerned about our ability to fight and win in this new domain.

“I authored a provision in the bill that requires the commander of U.S. Cyber Command to provide a strategy for the development and deployment of offensive cyber capabilities.”

“This provision to craft a comprehensive strategy should spur U.S. Cyber Command to develop this offensive capability effectively and at a reasonable cost to the taxpayer,” Sen. McCain wrote.


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