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The goal is to put the U.S. Cyber Command under military responsibility so that Trump and his military can launch cyber attacks as well as "detect" attacks and

The goal is to put the U.S. Cyber Command under military responsibility so that Trump and his military can launch cyber attacks as well as "detect" attacks and blame whomever they wish. Although folks are usually down on the NSA they are a civilian organization and the primary source of cryptographic and other electronic analysis. I think cyber attacks are going to be the next decades Drone Attacks. However it's pretty hard to cover up a town wiped out by drone attack it's much easier to cover up a town crippled by a cyber attack. Unless we think the current administration has any scruples about such things?

086421357909764 9y ago
I wouldn't say they're a Civilian organization, the NSA directly falls under the department of defense. I would say their mandate and mission is more of a passive intel (clandestine) style operation vs more overt military action though. As for "cyber attacks", it's nothing new, it's only recently though, the past few years, that mainstream media is becoming more aware of these activities. The D.o.D. has been deploying warfighters with network exploitation skills early into the Operation Iraqi freedom, and only grown since then. There is definitely two sides of the digital battle field though. There's the sit and observe method (the NSA) and the smash and grab method (the Military components).