DOD working with South American militaries on cyber in response to growing Chinese influence

By Justin Doubleday / July 23, 2019 at 5:01 PM
U.S. Southern Command is working to provide cyber defense training and IT infrastructure to several South American militaries in a bid to blunt China's growing technological influence in the region. Adm. Craig Faller, the commander of SOUTHCOM, said his organization is working with U.S. Cyber Command to provide several partners with "training, education and cyber infrastructure in a [military-military] realm." "Almost everywhere we go, the partners want to do more in this area," Faller said while discussing cyber cooperation during...

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