Saturday, February 25, 2017

This Sentence Sums Up What Cyber-Warfare Is Like

Cyberwar games at the United States Military Academy.
(Photo: Michael Falco for The New York Times)

Business Insider: This top military officer perfectly captured the strange nature of cyber warfare in one sentence

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The US military recognizes cyber as a war fighting domain in the same league as ground and air war now, but its unique nature can be a bit hard to comprehend.

Fortunately, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Marshall Lytle gave the perfect analogy that demonstrates how unique, and difficult it can be, for the US military to operate in the cyber realm.

"Cyberwarfare is like a soccer game with all the fans on the field with you and no one is wearing uniforms," Lytle, who serves as the Chief Information Officer of the Joint Staff, said during a panel discussion on information warfare at the AFCEA West 2017 conference on Wednesday.

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WNU Editor: Yup .... could not say it any better ....

.... Cyberwarfare is like a soccer game with all the fans on the field with you and no one is wearing uniforms.

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