Cyber warfare rules still being written

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/20/cyber-warfare-rules-still-being-written/

By Shaun Waterman
The Washington Times
March 20, 2012

The Pentagon is still writing rules for combating cyberattacks, even 
though U.S. Cyber Command has been operating for more than a year, 
defense officials said Tuesday.

“The [Pentagon] is working on standing rules of engagement which will 
give us the authority” to respond to attacks on vital computer networks, 
Air ForceGen. Keith Alexander, commander of Cyber Command, told a House 
hearing.

Madelyn Creedon, assistant secretary of defense for global strategic 
affairs, added that the work should be completed “in a couple of 
months.”

“We have been working on this a long time,” she told the House Armed 
Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities.

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