Reply #43: Pentagon doesn't rule out military force against cyberattacks

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN

Pentagon doesn't rule out military force against cyberattacks
By Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer
June 1, 2011 5:11 a.m. EDT

Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon is formulating a new strategy on how to respond to cyberattacks that would include using military force, a spokesman confirmed late Tuesday.

Col. David Lapan said if the attack is serious enough, "a response to a cyberincident or attack on the U.S. would not necessarily be a cyber response, so as I said all appropriate options would be on the table."

The final public portion of the "Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace" is expected to be released in two or three weeks.

But much of it has already been discussed for months by numerous administration officials, including the White House and Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn.



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