Pentagon to Boost Cyber Security Team by 4,000 People
The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cyber security force over the next few years –increasing the division’s size fivefold to bolster the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries, according to an article from the Washington Post.
The command will expand to include 4,900 troops and civilians. It is currently made up of about 900 personnel that has focused on defensive measures, the article reports. The gravity of cyber threats has been highlighted by a string of sabotage attacks, including one in which a virus was used to wipe data from more than 30,000 computers at a Saudi Arabian state oil company last summer, the Post reports.