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John Young
jya at pipeline.com
Mon Jul 13 08:53:09 PDT 1998
Thanks to DT
http://www.fcw.com/pubs/fcw/1998/0713/fcw-newscyber-7-13-98.html
The Defense Department plans to create a new military organization
to spearhead DOD's effort to protect the nation's critical computer
systems against information warfare attacks, marking the first time
DOD has taken responsibility for protecting infrastructure within
the United States. ...
The Pentagon also is considering the formation of a reserve cadre
of "cyberdefense warriors," who would have hands-on responsibility
for protecting the nation's sensitive information networks and
systems from information warfare attacks. According to an industry
source familiar with the project, about 300 Ph.D.-carrying
reservists would work from home computers that would be tied into
high-speed communications links. DOD has budgeted $10 million to
jump-start the effort, the source said. ...
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