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Pentagon to treat cyberspace as operational domain

By REUTERS

JULY 14, 2011 21:19

WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn unveiled a new US strategy on Thursday for protecting military computer networks, moving away from a passive defense toward treating cyberspace as an "operational domain" in which trained forces defend against attacks.

Lynn, in a speech at the National Defense University at Fort McNair, said the Pentagon wanted to avoid militarizing cyberspace but at the same time secure strategic networks, both by threat of retaliation and by mounting an effective defense.

"Our ability to identify and respond to a serious cyber attack is ... only part of the strategy. Our strategy's overriding emphasis is on denying the benefit of an attack," he said. "If an attack will not have its intended effect, those who wish us harm will have less reason to target us through cyberspace in the first place."

He said as part of its active defenses, the Pentagon would introduce new operating concepts and capabilities on its networks, such as sensors, software and signatures to detect and stop malicious code before it affects US operations.

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