Go Forward!! "NEW" Cyber Command!!!

June 2009

Military command is created for cyber security. The U.S. Defense Secretary created a new military command dedicated to cyber security on June 23, reflecting the U.S. President’s plans to centralize and elevate computer security as a major national-security issue. In a memo to senior Pentagon officials, the U.S. Defense Secretary said he intends to recommend that the director of the National Security Agency take on the additional role as commander of the Cyber Command with the rank of a four-star general. The U.S. Defense Secretary’s budget envisions training more than 200 cyber-security officers annually. The decision follows the U.S. President’s announcement last month that he will establish a new cyber-security office at the White House, whose chief will coordinate all government efforts to protect computer networks. The Pentagon initiative will reshape the military’s efforts to protect networks from attacks by hackers, especially those from China and Russia. It also consolidates the largest concentration of cyber warriors and investigators in the government under one military command, exacerbating concerns of some experts who worry about military control of civilian computer systems.