Saturday, March 29, 2014

US Secretary of Defense Hagel Discusses Cyber Warfare

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a retirement ceremony at the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland on Friday. Brendan Smialowski/Reuters

U.S. Cyberwarfare Force To Grow Significantly, Defense Secretary Says -- Washington Post

The Pentagon is significantly growing the ranks of its cyberwarfare unit in an effort to deter and defend against foreign attacks on crucial U.S. networks, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday.

In his first major speech on cyber policy, Hagel sought to project strength but also to tame perceptions of the United States as an aggressor in computer warfare, stressing that the government “does not seek to militarize cyberspace.”

His remarks, delivered at the retirement ceremony of Gen. Keith Alexander, the outgoing director of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command, come in advance of Hagel’s trip to China next week, his first as defense secretary. The issues of cyberwarfare and cyber-espionage have been persistent sources of tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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Defense Secretary Says U.S. Not Seeking to 'Militarize' Cyberspace -- Wall Street Journal
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