US Navy creates command to maintain cyber supremacy - 3 views

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  #1 Meenatchi on 16 Oct 09

   

  Article Summary:
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091002/pl_afp/usitmilitaryintelligencesecurityinternet_20091002130920
  
  The article talks about the US Navy's announcement about it consolidating intelligence gathering and other data capabilities under a single command in a bid to maintain an increasingly challenged US military supremacy in cyberspace. This includes and expansion of the navy's cyber workforce by about 1000 people. This move is meant to maintain US navy's competitive edge over other countries like China. The US navy views the cyber world as a battle space where attacks on US security and military systems are unlikely to wane. Thus there is the need for this consolidation to better equip the US navy to handle such situations.
  
  Ethical Issues and Problems:
  
  Is the consolidation of military information to provide an edge over competitors ethical? By viewing the cyberspace as a battle area, it creates ethical issues of whether it is right to use the Internet for such purposes. The idea of war fare becoming more technologically advanced poses the threat of whether countries that do not have such technology will face higher war threats or be at a disadvantage. In fact, as I mentioned earlier should such technology even be used to enhance military powers?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article Summary: <br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091002/pl_afp/usitmilitaryintelligencesecurityinternet_20091002130920" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091002/pl_afp/usitmilitaryintelligencesecurityinternet_20091002130920</a> <br /> <br /> The article talks about the US Navy's announcement about it consolidating intelligence gathering and other data capabilities under a single command in a bid to maintain an increasingly challenged US military supremacy in cyberspace. This includes and expansion of the navy's cyber workforce by about 1000 people. This move is meant to maintain US navy's competitive edge over other countries like China. The US navy views the cyber world as a battle space where attacks on US security and military systems are unlikely to wane. Thus there is the need for this consolidation to better equip the US navy to handle such situations. <br /> <br /> Ethical Issues and Problems: <br /> <br /> Is the consolidation of military information to provide an edge over competitors ethical? By viewing the cyberspace as a battle area, it creates ethical issues of whether it is right to use the Internet for such purposes. The idea of war fare becoming more technologically advanced poses the threat of whether countries that do not have such technology will face higher war threats or be at a disadvantage. In fact, as I mentioned earlier should such technology even be used to enhance military powers?</div>

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