Jim Michaels reported for USA Today on the DoD’s cyber capabilities. Nothing new, but this nugget caught my attention:
In the 2014 defense budget released last week, the money allocated for cyber-operations rose to $4.7 billion, up from $3.9 billion. Much of that additional money is going into the development of offensive capabilities, usually referred to as computer network attacks, according to budget documents.
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Next year, the Air Force plans to spend $14 million to research and develop offensive cyber-capabilities, budget documents show, while it plans to devote about $5.8 million to research for cyber-defense.
There’s definitely an emphasis on offense.
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