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US To Create the Independent US Cyber Command, Split Off From NSA (pbs.org)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS: After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group and other foes, according to U.S. officials. Under the plans, U.S. Cyber Command would eventually be split off from the intelligence-focused National Security Agency. The goal, they said, is to give U.S. Cyber Command more autonomy, freeing it from any constraints that stem from working alongside the NSA, which is responsible for monitoring and collecting telephone, internet and other intelligence data from around the world -- a responsibility that can sometimes clash with military operations against enemy forces. Making cyber an independent military command will put the fight in digital space on the same footing as more traditional realms of battle on land, in the air, at sea and in space. The move reflects the escalating threat of cyberattacks and intrusions from other nation states, terrorist groups and hackers, and comes as the U.S. faces ever-widening fears about Russian hacking following Moscow's efforts to meddle in the 2016 American election.
I'd be more worried about things like the OPM hack (which occurred during Obama's reign of neglect) than I would about the widely debunked claims of Russian "hacking" the US election.
There has long been a need to set up a "cyber command" with the authority to force US Government agencies to upgrade their IT systems and security. It has nothing to do with the fake "Russian hacking" news.
"... following Moscow's efforts to meddle in the 2016 American election." Rubbish!
This is not news, or even fact. You are parroting and perpetuating misinformation. After significant effort and expense and, oh, over six months of exhaustive digging, zero evidence can be produced to support this statement. If you're just going to parrot CNN or some other ratings-focused "news" rag, then I can just go there instead of slashdot when I want to be mislead. Seriously, for all the good work you publish here, this kind of drivil really doesn't do you justice and only serves to diminish the credibility of your other posts. You do yourself a grave injustice and insult the intelligence of the slashdot reader. Spare us the thinly disguised and feeble attempt at political commentary.