Introducing U.S. Cyber Command -- William J. Lynn III, Wall Street Journal OpinionMore than 100 foreign intelligence agencies and militaries threaten U.S. defense networks.
The eye blinks in just over 300 milliseconds. In that time a computer message can travel twice around the world, transmitting a virus or malicious computer code across the Internet to disrupt or destroy crucial military networks.
Military computers, just like your home computer, are subject to viruses and malware that can adversely affect their operation. Military networks are also vulnerable to intrusion and theft, but not only by identify thieves and credit card scammers.
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My Comment: When it comes to government programs .... I am very skeptical. When it comes to new U.S. military programs .... I am super skeptical. The ability of this new agency will only be known when a full scale cyber attack against our communications and defense networks occurs .... until then .... I guess we will have to assume that what we have (and what we will have in the future) will be more than enough to do the job.
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