U.S. Secretary Of Defense Gates May Recommend New 'Cyber Command'

Capt. Jason Simmons and Staff Sgt. Clinton Tips update anti-virus software for Air Force units to assist in the prevention of cyberspace hackers July 12 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The Air Force is setting up the Air Force Cyberspace Command soon, and Barksdale will at least be the temporary host. Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr. / Air Force

From MSNBC:

Separate military command would battle growing hacker threat

While no final decisions have been made, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to recommend the creation of a new military command to face the growing threat from cyber warfare, a senior U.S. official told NBC News on Tuesday.

According to the official, the program would not be on the level of a separate combatant command. Instead, the likely recommendation would be to create a "sub-unified command" that would focus entirely on combating cyber warfare but exist under the current Strategic Command.

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My Comment: This "new command" is long overdue.