Army seeks fresh ways to integrate cyber forces into tactical operations

By Ellen Mitchell / November 13, 2015 at 6:05 PM
The Army is wrestling with the question of how its cyber teams will become part of the service's tactical operations, staging pilot programs to decide where the respective capabilities fit into defensive and offensive missions, according to the head of Army Cyber Command. Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon told reporters Nov. 10 that his command is using these trial programs "to inform the larger Army" on where cybersecurity's place is in tactical operations and at what level it is needed, among...

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