International Cyber Terrorism

VI. United States Cyber Command
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is one of ten unified commands of
the United States' Department of Defense. It unifies the direction
of cyberspace operations, strengthens DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integrates and
bolsters DoD's cyber expertise.
According to the US Department of Defense (DoD):
USCYBERCOM was created in mid-2009 at
the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters
in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. It
cooperates with NSA networks and has been
concurrently headed by the Director of the
National Security Agency since its inception.
While originally created with a defensive
mission in mind, it has increasingly been
viewed as an offensive force. On 18 August
2017, it was announced that USCYBERCOM
would be elevated to the status of a full and
independent unified combatant command. This
elevation occurred on 4 May 2018.
Mission Statement
“ USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts
activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of
Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full
spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all
domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the
same to our adversaries. ”
The text "9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a", located in the command's emblem, is
the MD5 hash of their mission statement.
The command is charged with pulling together existing cyberspace resources, creating
synergies and synchronizing war-fighting effects to defend the information security
environment. USCYBERCOM is tasked with centralizing command of cyberspace
operations, strengthening DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integrating and bolstering
DoD's cyber expertise.
Organization
USCYBERCOM is an armed forces unified command under Department of
Defense (DoD).
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