Given the immense threat of cyberattacks to national security, it may surprise Americans that the U.S. 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, Adm. Mike Gilday, and retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, former executive director of the congressionally mandated Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
The CSIS report will receive significant attention on Capitol Hill, where efforts to stand up an independent force for cyber warfare have been gaining traction. As a model, some in Congress are looking at the successful launch of the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the military in 2019.
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