[pchelpers] News:US creates military command for cyber security

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military has set up a new "cyberspace" command
designed to bolster the country's defenses against cyber threats and to
wage digital warfare, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates formally established the command -- the
country's first -- that would operate initially under US Strategic
Command, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told AFP.

The move reflects a shift in military strategy with "cyber dominance"
now part of US war doctrine and amid growing alarm over the perceived
threat posed by digital espionage coming from China, Russia and
elsewhere.

US officials say China has built up a sophisticated cyber warfare
program and that a spate of intrusions in the United States and
elsewhere can be traced back to Chinese sources.

More here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/pl_afp/usitcomputersecuritymilitary_20090623195241;_ylt=AlD4Yn2c5NGwizI.2RR_A2CsOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM0cjVxdWFrBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDYyMy91c2l0Y29tcHV0ZXJzZWN1cml0eW1pbGl0YXJ5BHBvcwMxOQRzZWMDeW5fcGFnaW5hdGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN
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