US military steps up cyberwarfare effort
By Benjamin Jensen, Brandon Valeriano
Mar 13, 2019
The ConversationThe U.S. military has the capability, the willingness and, perhaps for the first time, the official permission to preemptively engage in active cyberwarfare against foreign targets. The first known action happened as the 2018 midterm elections approached: U.S. Cyber Command, the part of the military that oversees cyber operations, waged a covert campaign to deter Russian interference in the democratic process.
https://defensesystems.com/articles/2019/03/13/cyber-command-persistent-engagement.aspx
