The Pentagon Needs a Green Berets of Tech: James Stavridis

Given the immense threat of cyberattacks to national security, it may surprise Americans that the US military has no dedicated force overseeing all operations to defend the nation, troops abroad and major corporations from cyberattacks. That may change soon.

In an insightful and timely new report, the Center for Strategic and International Studies lays out the case for a new Cyber Force to undertake that mission. The contributors include some of the nation’s foremost military experts on cybersecurity, including a former chief of naval operations, Admiral Mike Gilday, and retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, former executive director of the congressionally mandated ...