The United States’ top commanding officer for the space and cyber domains told reporters last week that a cyber attack could merit a more conventional military response.
During a press briefing on Thursday, U.S. Air Force General Kevin Chilton, who heads the U.S. Strategic Command, told reporters that top Pentagon advisors would not rule out a physical attack on any force that attacks the United States through the Internet. Currently, the military’s networks are probed thousands of times a day, but the goal of attackers seems to be espionage, not to take down critical networks, he told reporters –
I don’t believe that military force is the equivalent action for a cyber attack. Arrest and/or apprehension is the physical response necessary for criminal hackers attacking from other countries. Cyber counter-attacks are the correct response for government funded & coordinated attacks.
I think if the U.S. reciprocates a cyber attack x10 when other countries are playing little games, we’d get our message across effectively. We should do so in a well funded and covert way in which the enemy has NO DOUBT that the face slap came from a U.S, hand, but no proof at all allowing plausible deniability. It should be black Ops hacks, very well coordinated, very well funded and full time.
I don’t think the US can be complacent or wrecklessly meek in matters of cyber warfare. Instead, it must be fair, quiet and heavy handed when it comes to one of its most valuable asset, information.
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