On October 3rd, 2011, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III wrote for CNN on the status of the US cyberstrategy. Noting that the danger of cyberwarfare rivals that of traditional warfare, Lynn continued the call for the US to strengthen its criticial networks against cyberattacks, reiterated that cyberspace is now an operational domain, and projected that cyberattacks will be a significant component of future conflicts.
To meet this growing threat, Lynn pointed to the Department of Defense's five pillars of cyberdefense: treating cyberspace as an operational domain, like land, air, sea, and outer space; employing active defenses to stop malicious code before it affects our networks; protecting commercial networks that operate the critical infrastructure that our military relies upon; joining with allies to mount a collective cyberdefense; and mobilizing industry to redesign network technology with security in mind. (The strategy is available at www.defense.gov/cyber.)
Finally, Lynn noted the importance of protecting critical infrastructure and private companies from cyber-intrustion. Mentioning the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cyber Pilot, the government program which shares classified threat intelligence with private companies or their Internet service providers, Lynn argues that government entities and private companies should increasingly work together to combat cyberthreats.
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