Cyber Command Defines Its Mission

By Paul McLeary
Washington

After several delays, U.S. Cyber Command was established in May at Ft. Meade, Md., under the umbrella of the U.S. Strategic Command. At the helm is Air Force Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is also director of the National Security Agency and head of the Central Security Service. Congress made him responsible for “directing the operations and defense of the Defense Department’s information networks, the systemic and adaptive planning, integration and ...

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