Is There a Digital Delta Force?

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Kane S. VanVuren, Small Wars Journal: Cyber Offensive Operations: Is There a Digital Delta Force?

Problem

As cyber-attacks become more frequent and cause more damage, the US government and the vast majority of private and commercial companies dig deeper into a defensive posture. Offensive cyber operations do not happen, except for maybe a few confidential US military or government (NSA) operations that cannot be confirmed or denied. Over 90 percent of the internet, including the massive amounts of data the travel through it; belong to non-government entities that so far are unable to punch back against their attackers.

There are many distractions concerning the use of offensive or counter-strike cyber weapons against attackers. These are valid points; however, while we discuss the morals and ethics of an attack against a foreign entity, or spend time comparing and contrasting Just War Theory, Law of Warfare (LOW), or Laws of Armed Conflict (LOAC) to the cyber domain; Russia and China are writing the next attack code and developing attack capabilities.

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Update: A New, More Aggressive U.S. Cybersecurity Policy Complements Traditional Methods (RCD/Stratfor Worldview)

WNU Editor: Reports that the U.S. military/intelligence community has a cyber offensive force have been around for a long time .... How The Pentagon's Cyber Bombs Work (May 14, 2016).