First real cyberwarriors class graduated last month
- TAGS:Air Force, Schissler, Warfare
- IT TOPICS:Emerging Technology, Government & Regulation, Internet, Networking, Security
When our enemies launch attacks from new venues, it's only logical that we meet them in those arenas. I'm glad to see that the US Air Force's director of cyberoperations, Brig. Gen. Mark Schissler is helping our Air Force battle enemies via the Internet and the computers that sit at our fingertips. Because our enemies actively exploit the Internet, we must do the same in order to fight them effectively.
Just last month a select number of enlisted men, women and officers completed an advanced six-month program called the Undergraduate Network Warfare Training course at Florida's Hurlburt Field. This first class of graduates are known as cyberoperators or cyberwarriors and they're trained to use a computer like a "weapon system." For example, trained personnel can program weapons on an F-16 via satellite and have it take out insurgents on the other side of the globe. Cyberwarriors can also monitor enemy computer networks to uncover and thwart imminent attacks.
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