28 April 2015

Pentagon's New Cyber Strategy Warns Adversaries US Will Hit Back

23rd April, 2015

PENTAGON - The United States is laying out a new strategy for defending cyberspace, making clear the country will not hesitate to counter attacks online and even with conventional military might, if necessary. 

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter unveiled the new cyber strategy in a speech Thursday at Stanford University, saying it is overdue when the same technologies that U.S. ships use to target cruise missiles are "now available to the highest bidder." 

"Adversaries should know that our preference for deterrence and our defensive posture don't diminish our willingness to use cyber options if necessary," Carter said, adding, "The response might not occur in cyberspace but might occur in a different way."

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