I was elated to hear that some adult supervisors have temporarily put a halt to the transfer of the Air Force’s IT department to the so called Cyber Command. Don’t you agree that the whole concept seemed dreamed up by some kids playing in a sandbox?
“Hey my lasers can shoot your tanks!”
“Well, I am moving 10,000 of my troops into my Cyber Command and they are going to attack your infrastructure!”
The posturing around the Air Force Cyber Command was almost incomprehensible to non-military types like me. How was the Air Force going to employ 10,000 people in the defense of Cyber space? One researcher even proposed using US military networks to retaliate against DDoS attacks. Huh? There is a name for that: suicide.
As an example of their posturing read their”Vision Statement” from the website:
“To secure our nation by employing world-class cyberspace capabilities to control cyberspace, create integrated global effects, and deliver sovereign options.”
What does “integrated global effects” mean? Did the ghost of Al Haig write their vision statement? The web site posted this announcement today:
The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have considered delaying currently planned actions on Air Force Cyber Command to allow ample time for a comprehensive assessment of all AFCYBER requirements and to synchronize the AFCYBER mission with other key Air Force initiatives.
Three cheers for reason. Let’s hope the new Air Force leadership discovers that there is a lot of house cleaning to do within the Air Force to make it secure from attacks and spy incursions before they start playing with questionable offensive measures.
