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US braces for WW3 with Cyber Command 'Vision' of integrated cyberops

No mention of Skynet or WOPR as yet

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As memorandums of understanding continue to proliferate between cybercrime authorities and the private sector, Rogers notes an additional need for Cybercom to partner with industry itself to develop its operational capabilities.

However, unlike cybercrime authorities' collaborations with anti-malware and AV solution vendors, amongst whom there are evidently many shared goals and obvious areas for collaboration, Cybcercom is committed to developing its offensive capabilities, which suggest it may collaborate with a different form of private enterprise.

Rogers offered his intention "that we move forward quickly with our partners to build our military capabilities ... We will build our teams and capabilities to be agile, innovative and accountable as we execute our missions on behalf of our nation."

Cyberspace is a "dynamic domain which changes every time someone connects a networked device", offered Rogers in conclusion.

The only certain feature of this environment is uncertainty, which makes agility a necessity ... Cyberspace is a human construct, so the broad principles of strategy and conflict still apply. Warfighting skills remain critical — they just have to be faster and partnered.

Ultimately, the Admiral added that at "a time when most of DoD is facing budget cuts, the National Security Strategy and its implementation by the Department of Defense call for increased investments in cyberspace capacity because of a belief that the cyber mission set merits new investment."

"The Department of Defense and the nation are counting on us to be there. We must be ready." ®

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