Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Inside 'Plan X' (Updated)

July 17, 2007: Capt. Jason Simmons and Staff Sgt. Clinton Tips update anti-virus software for Air Force units to assist in the prevention of cyberspace hackers at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Inside 'Plan X:' The Pentagon’s plan for cyberweapon Central -- FOX News

The Pentagon plans to bring warfare into the 22nd century, creating a new system to "map" the digital battlefield of cyberspace, defining a playbook for deploying cyberweapons and designating a management facility in Arlington, Va. to bring it all together.

It’s called Plan X, and it makes one thing very clear: Cyberwar is the future.

On Nov. 20, Pentagon research arm DARPA -- short for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- released a document called “Foundational Cyberwarfare (Plan X),” a 52-page outline of how to fight a cyberwar. Its heart is a new map of cyberspace, a real-time rendering of the world of computers and how they connect -- switches, bridges, nodes and so on. It then seeks “support platforms” that can deploy cyberweapons, measure damage, strengthen defenses and communicate.

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More News On The Pentagon's 'Plan X' Program

Revealed: How U.S. military hopes to turn the tides of cyberwar with 'Plan X' -- Daily Mail
DARPA's Plan X program to define enabling technologies for U.S. cyber warfare strategy -- Military & Aerospace
Hatching cyberwar: Pentagon incubator will manage weapons -- NextGov

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