[AP] The U.S. Defense Department this week delayed the Air Force’s nascent Cyberspace Command and may kill the idea altogether, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.The service’s Cyberspace Command is meant to coordinate computer network defense and, more controversially, offensive attacks on enemy networks. The goal, according to senior officials, is to be able to take control of adversary computer networks to thwart attacks or otherwise influence their behavior, either with or without the adversary’s knowledge.
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The delay in the program does not necessarily mean the Cyber Command at Barksdale Air Force Base will not be created, but that could be one option, officials said.Putting on hold a major cyberwarfare initiative less than two months before it was scheduled to become operational, the Pentagon this week said it is delaying and reviewing the future of the Air Force’s controversial “Cyber Command” program.
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