US Cyber Command Reveals Plans To Hit Back At Cyber Threats

CNet News.com is reporting that the Air Force's Cyber Command has just as much interest in offense as defense. "Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER), a US military unit set up in September 2007 to fight in cyberspace, is due to become fully operational in the autumn under the aegis of the US Eighth Air Force. Lieutenant general Robert J. Elder Jr., who commands the Eighth Air Force's Barksdale base, told ZDNet.co.uk at the Cyber Warfare Conference 2008 that Air Force is interested in developing its capabilities to attack enemy forces as well as defend critical national infrastructure. "

Comments

Re:dupe first, ask questions later dept

[zappepcs]

for some good responses to this article the first time around, try http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=508970&cid=22942214

Re:Defense.

[sgt.greywar]

They do this. They're called CERTS and one of the many functions that the CERTs perform for the military is pen testing.