Wars were once fought only on the land, in the air and at sea. Now they’re fought in cyberspace, as well. When Russia and Georgia squared off over the breakaway province of South Ossetia last year, both sides’ hackers attacked the other’s electronic infrastructure. In 2007, Israeli cyber-warriors disabled Syrian air defenses to clear the way for an air strike on a suspected nuclear site.
China represents one of the biggest electronic threats to U.S. interests, according to experts. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Chinese hackers gained access to sensitive on-line data on the U.S.-designed F-35 fighter jet.
Despite the threat, the U.S. military has been slow to organize cyber-defenses. Last year the Pentagon canceled plans to stand up a Cyber Command, run by the Air Force.
The U.S. military still needs hundreds of military-minded cyber experts, however. To help train up this new generation of on-line warriors, the U.S. military academies and military graduate schools participate in an annual Cyber Defense Exercise, or CDX.
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