Washington, July 14 (ANI): The Pentagon is set to unveil a strategy for protecting its computer systems that goes beyond erecting firewalls and stresses on the use of sensors, software and data collected by US intelligence.
The US Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn will unveil the Pentagon's first cyber security strategy in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, the Washington Post reports.
"Far from militarizing cyberspace, our strategy of securing networks to deny the benefit of an attack will help dissuade military actors from using cyberspace for hostile purposes," reads one section of Lynn's speech.
The strategy, which has been two years in the making, is expected to emphasize that officials consider a military response to current cyber intrusions unlikely, the paper said.
"Although it is certainly possible that a destructive or disruptive cyber attack could have an impact analogous to physical hostilities and therefore constitute an act of war, the vast majority of malicious cyber activity today would not cross this threshold, or justify a military response," said another draft of Lynn's speech.
The Pentagon's strategy builds on the White House's May release of its global cybersecurity strategy, which declared that the United States would "oppose those who seek to disrupt networks and systems, dissuading and deterring malicious actors, and reserving the right to defend these vital national assets as necessary and appropriate."
The Pentagon strategy's five "pillars" have been outlined in speeches before and include the establishment of "active defenses" such as sensors and software that can make networks more resilient.
Such technologies have prompted debate within the Pentagon over whether they may be used to neutralize potentially malicious code in an adversary's system, a course of action that could cross the line into offense, the paper said. (ANI)
|
|
Comments:
