29May/090
US ‘plans cyberspace war command’
THE US Government plans to create a new military command for cyberspace, stepping up preparations by the armed forces to conduct both offensive and defensive computer warfare, the New York Times reports.
The military command will complement a civilian effort President Barack Obama plans to announce today that will overhaul the way the US safeguards its computer networks, the newspaper said on its website.
Citing Obama Administration sources, the Times said the president would today detail the creation of a White House office that will coordinate a multi-billion-dollar effort to restrict access to government computers, protect systems that run US stock exchanges, clear global banking transactions and manage the air traffic control system.
Citing Obama Administration sources, the Times said the president would today detail the creation of a White House office that will coordinate a multi-billion-dollar effort to restrict access to government computers, protect systems that run US stock exchanges, clear global banking transactions and manage the air traffic control system.
The Times said said the civilian office would be responsible for coordinating private sector and government defenses against thousands of cyber-attacks mounted every day against the US, largely by hackers but sometimes by foreign governments.
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