Military Cyber Command: Hopefully Not Just "Good Enough For Government Work"

Reprinted with permission from FindLaw.com

The Defense Department has declared that the military Cyber Command is fully operational, according to Reuters. This is important, as the Cyber Command is tasked with protecting approximately 15,000 military computer networks from attacks and intrusion.

Indeed, in excess of 100 foreign intelligence organizations are bent on infiltrating U.S. military networks, according to Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn as reported by Reuters, and some of them currently have the ability to interfere with the U.S. information infrastructure. It is in this context that the Cyber Command was created in mid-2009.

Now that the Cyber Command has been pronounced fully operational, let's collectively hope that it has been set up to achieve its mission a fully as possible. Plainly, a "good enough for government work" attitude will not suffice.