Photo: US Deputy Secretary of Defence William Lynn. Photo: Helen Nezdropa From The Sydney Morning Herald:
The United States is fighting wars of attrition in Afghanistan and Iraq and chasing al-Qaeda's terrorist shadow across the globe, but it is a very different kind of warfare that keeps the Pentagon's No. 2 man William Lynn awake at night.
Cyber warfare, a battlefield without sovereign borders and populated by non-traditional foes, is the new frontier in which the US and allies such as Australia are wrestling to maintain their defences and identify their adversaries. For Mr Lynn, the US Deputy Secretary of Defence, it is unclear whether China, the rising superpower, is an ally or an adversary.
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My Comment: I see this as the first steps in laying the groundwork for an international coalition to combat cyber espionage, cyber criminal activities, and cyber threats from rogue and unwilling countries who have no interest to participate in such a group/coalition.
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