The Department of Defense is unclear about who would take charge and work with civilian authorities during a large-scale cyber attack on the US.
There are a number of plans and directions for how the government would respond to a cyber attack on the nation’s electric grid or other large entity but tons of clarification and specific directions need to be ironed out to respond effectively, according to aGovernment Accountability Office reportout this week.
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高潮突出了一些缺陷，包括一些政府指令表示军队的一部分 - 特别是美国北方指挥将负责在网络攻击期间协调联邦和民用帮助。其他人称，它将是空军领导的美国网络指挥，这些指挥将负责支持网络事件中的民事当局。
Another issue is a fuzzy definition of who would be designated as the person know as a “dual-status commander” who is a leader that has authority over federal military and National Guard force in supporting civil authorities during a cyber incident (it is a common and useful position for other national emergencies such as flood response.) According to U.S. Northern Command officials, in a recent cyber exercise there was a lack of unity of effort among the DOD and National Guard forces that were responding to the emergency but were not under the control of the dual-status commander, the GAO stated.
“The DOD has developed a significant body of guidance on how the department is to effectively provide support to civil authorities in a broad range of circumstances. However, the absence of clarity in roles and responsibilities to address a cyber incident represents a clear gap in guidance. The gap, and the uncertainty that results, could hinder the timeliness or effectiveness of critical DOD support to civil authorities during cyber-related emergencies that the DOD must be prepared to provide. Without clarifying guidance on DOD roles and responsibilities in a cyber incident, the DOD cannot reasonably ensure that the department will be able to most effectively employ its capabilities to support civil authorities in a cyber incident.”
For its part the Pentagon agreed with the conclusions of the GAO report and it expected to respond to specific challenges in the near future.
国会是国会要求制定全面的计划(due in May 2016) for U.S. Cyber Command to support civil authorities in response to a cyber attack by a foreign power.
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For its part the Pentagon agreed with the conclusions of the GAO report and it expected to respond to specific challenges in the near future.
国会是国会要求制定全面的计划
(due in May 2016) for U.S. Cyber Command to support civil authorities in response to a cyber attack by a foreign power.
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