Meet the Military's Cyber-Security Forces 148
destinyland writes "How exactly would the military fight a cyber war? In August 2009, the U.S. Air Force activated its new cyberspace combat unit, the 24th Air Force, to 'provide combat-ready forces trained and equipped to conduct sustained cyber operations.' It's commanded by former Minuteman missile and satellite-jamming specialist Major General Richard Webber. (And under his command are two wings, the 688th Information Operations Wing and the 67th Network Warfare Wing, plus a combat communications units.) Meanwhile, to counter the threat of cyber warfare, DARPA is still deploying the National Cyber Range, a test bed of networked computers to test countermeasures against 'cyberwar.' (According to one report, it provides 'a virtual network world — to be populated by mirror computers and inhabited by myriad software sim-people "replicants," and used as a firing range in which to develop the art of cyber warfare.') The Obama administration has even added a military cybersecurity coordinator to the National Security team."
Same as anyone else (Score:5, Funny)
How exactly would the military fight a cyber war?
Post a carefully worded call to arms on 4chan.
Re:Same as anyone else (Score:3, Funny)
4chan is not your personal army.
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Re:Same as anyone else (Score:5, Funny)
No, it's more like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea. As Hannibal showed the Romans elephants may not consider themselves a part of your army, but once you point them in the right direction they can still get the job done.
Paranoid much? (Score:4, Funny)
if you want to be hysterically paranoid, at least do it about the right things...
Re:Important notice (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Cyberwarfare? (Score:2, Funny)
Is he the superhero that can never keep his jet aloft?