On March 21st, 2012, David Alexander reported for Reuters on the US military's ability to attribute cyberattacks. The article quoted Gen. Keith Alexander (NSA/CyberComm head):
"Our indications and warning and forensic intelligence capabilities necessary to identify our enemies and attackers in cyberspace . . . are improving rapidly. I can assure you that . . . we can back up the department's assertion that any actor threatening a crippling cyber attack against the United States would be taking a grave risk."
Unfortunately, the General also noted that new threats are growing faster than our ability to attribute attacks.
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Yesterday I posted some news on the DOD's upcoming cyber Rules of Engagement. What will those ROEs do? According to Cheryl Pellerin of the American Forces Press Service, the ROEs will form an "interim framework" that "will standardize existing organizational structures and command relationships across the department for the application of the full spectrum of cyberspace capabilities.”
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