02-27-2017 - DEFENSE MEDIA NETWORK
By J.R. Wilson
Every military era since the mid-19th century can be identified with a new weapons technology, from repeating rifles to tanks, airplanes to nuclear bombs, precision-guided munitions to computers to unmanned aerial vehicles. The type, mission, and primary service user of each has covered the full gamut of military operations, but rarely has one affected every layer of all uniformed services, all of government, and every aspect of society, from multinational corporations to criminal enterprises to private citizens. The most ubiquitous and disruptive previous developments were computers and the internet (along with its military and private counterparts). The newest – cybersecurity – grew directly from those two at unprecedented speed. Today, nearly every organization in the world has a cyber person, office, department, or command, almost all created since the turn of the century.
In 2008-09, Coast Guard officials held discussions with other military services about the stand-up of their cyber commands and how they would be working with U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). The service’s commandant at the time, Adm. Thad Allen, directed his deputy to look into what it would take to stand up a Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER). CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE
