Obama Signed Secret Deal That Makes A Huge Change To US Cyber Warfare Strategy
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Nakashima reports that that the directive had been signed back in October, but the new
Crucially the new rules seem to allow for far more pre-emptive action. From the WaPo report:
“What it does, really for the first time, is it explicitly talks about how we will use cyber operations,” a senior administration official said. “Network
In theory, this means that if you attempt a denial of service attack on a government website, you're computer might suddenly shut down. The new directive gives commanders the right, according to rules of engagement not yet finalized (and most certainly classified), to take preemptive action against
According to Wapo, the preemptive attacks could even "include a cyberattack that wipes data from tens of thousands of computers in a major industrial company, disrupting business operations, but doesn’t blow up a plant or kill people."
With that basis, the cyber-defense may not be limited to private hackers, and may well include the
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