21 August 2011

Army Cyber Command Focuses on Protecting Vital Networks | #cyberwar #cip #DoD

The US military operating on the front lines in Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world, can be confident that a corps of "cyber warriors" has their backs, and is working to protect the computer systems they depend on, a senior military official reported.

Less than a year after it stood up Oct. 1, Army Cyber Command is leading a corps of 21,000 soldiers and civilians who serve worldwide operating and defending all Army networks, Army Lt. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez, its commander, told American Forces Press Service.

Hernandez oversees a 24/7 operation that, operating under the U.S. Cyber Command umbrella, is responsible for defending the largest piece of the Defense Department global infrastructure grid.

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