The Defense Department's first strategy for operating in cyberspace is a milestone in the fight to protect the nations computer network from attack, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III told an audience at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.July 14. "Our assessment is that cyber attacks will be a significant component of any future conflict, whether it involves major nations, rogue states or terrorist groups," the deputy secretary said. The existence of tools that disrupt or destroy critical networks, cause physical damage, or alter the performance of key systems marks a strategic shift in the evolving cyber threat, Lynn said.
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