http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/21/lord-emphasizes-joint-force-approach-to-battle.aspx By Amber Corrin GCN.com Sept 21, 2009 Technology's dark side has created a new battlefield in cyberspace, and that brings new considerations to the way military commands should be structured, according to Lt. Gen. William Lord, chief of warfighting integration and chief information officer of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Lord, speaking today to a meeting of the AFCEA Northern Virginia chapter, said the threat is already present. "e Air Force is heavily engaged in cyber operations. We' been swimming in the cyber domain waters for 25 years. We' operating in a hostile and contested domain,” " he said. To be successful in such a domain, the U.S. Cyber Command and any other military force that deals with the cyber threat must develop a command structure that can be flexible, Lord said. Although the structure should be based on a traditional command model, it needs to incorporate some non-traditional elements, he said. " need to operate without heavy restrictions. There are enormous restrictions in the offensive domain. The biggest problem isn'the enemy, the biggest problem is us." Cyber superiority is required for operational freedom of action, he said. "We have to understand that cyberspace can be shaped, but it cannot be dominated - ecause we don’t'ow most of it. It’s a's a commercial enterprise, not a military enterprise," he added. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Sep 22 2009 - 01:03:43 PDT
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