CHILTON: DOD NEEDS CENTRALIZED COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR CYBER

/ February 27, 2009 at 5:00 AM
United States Strategic Command chief Gen. Kevin Chilton this week criticized the military's readiness to fight cyber war, announcing that he will make cyber-deterrence capabilities a major focus area for the command. "My message for the cyberspace domain is it's time we generate momentum in this particular area," said Chilton during a Feb. 26 speech at an Air Force Association-sponsored conference in Florida. "We are under [cyber] attack, we are behind, we are reactive, not proactive, and we -- all...

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