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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Get ready for the operation of a new command [npr.org] in the name of American freedom. A Cyber Command:

The director of the National Security Agency says his first few dedicated cyber troops will be operational by early fall but the nation can't wait for the full unit to be ready. The military's Cyber Mission Force, which will eventually contain 6,200 people split into 133 teams, is the largest single unit dedicated to operating in computer networks. It's intended to both attack and defend computer systems around the world.

The U.S. Cyber Command ordered the creation of this dedicated cyber unit in 2012, and Adm. Michael Rogers [npr.org], who is the director of the NSA and the Cyber Command, says the unit will reach what he called initial operating capability by Sept. 30. [...] According to the Department of Defense, about half of the Cyber Mission Force teams will be assigned [defense.gov] to protecting military networks from cyber intrusions. Another 20 percent will be dedicated to combat missions. About 10 percent will be assigned to national mission teams to protect the country's infrastructure, and the remaining fifth will be assigned to "support teams."

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