Pentagon not impressed over slow start of cyberwar against Isis
US Cyber Command is yet to establish a full staff and develop offensive tools like malware to launch attacks
India Ashok
By India Ashok
July 16, 2016 11:47 BST 6
The US military's first of its kind cyberwar campaign against the Islamic State (Isis) is off to a slow start and this has left Pentagon officials frustrated. The US Cyber Command was established to undermine IS's (Daesh) online activities, specifically concerning online recruitment and planned attacks. However, the unit is yet to develop malware and other tools to launch offensive attacks.
"Cybercom has not been as effective as the Department would expect them to be, and they're not as effective as they need to be," a senior defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the Washington Post. "They need to deliver results."
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The new cyber initiative, which involves targeting IS networks to cripple its communication systems was created in May and is the first publicly declared cyber-offensive campaign launched by any country. The unit is tasked with developing cyber-weapons which in turn can be used to demolish IS digital infrastructure.
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