US Cyber Command Goes on Offensive, Boosting Risk of Conflict
By Brian Freeman | Sunday, 17 June 2018 11:09 PM
The United States Cyber Command has quietly taken a significantly more aggressive approach to defending against cyberattacks, a shift in strategy by the Pentagon that could heighten the risk of conflict with adversaries that sponsor menacing hacking groups, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
The change from a largely defensive posture came in the spring, as the Pentagon ordered nearly daily raids on foreign networks in an attempt to disable cyberweapons before they can be used against the U.S., according to strategy documents, as well as military and intelligence officials.
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