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Pentagon To Spend $500 Million On Cyber Defense

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lotta-copies-of-mcaffees dept.

hostedftp found a story about the Pentagon's plan to shell out half a billion dollars on cyber defense in the next year. The article says, "The $500 million is part of the Pentagon's 2012 budget request of $2.3 billion to improve the Defense Department's cyber capabilities."

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  1. It's always good to have large sums of money... by sarkeizen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ....attached to vaguely defined requirements. It's what makes the consulting industry work!

  2. Re:"Network-Centric Warfare" by HungryHobo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the term "cyberwarfare" is still stupid.

    it's espioage, sabotage or disruption of communication.

    spending 500 million to defend yourself against espioage, sabotage or disruption is a very good idea.
    Calling it "cyberwarfare" though conjours up far too many images from bad movies.