Defense Secretary Robert Gates has placed operational control over the entire range of military cyberspace activities in the hands of the Pentagon's premiere offensive cyberwarfare unit, according to a Nov. 12 memo obtained by InsideDefense.com . The move, effective immediately, puts the Ft. Meade, MD-based Joint Functional Component Command-Network Warfare in charge of the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations. The Arlington, VA-based JTF-GNO is tasked with defending the military's networks. Both organizations are part of U.S. Strategic Command. National Security...
