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German media reported on the 5th that Germany has established a network commander specializing in information warfare and incorporated it into the federal defense force system.
Informed sources said that Germany became the first member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to have an "independent" cyber warfare command, and it is expected that more NATO members will follow the German move.
Officially launched
Xinhua News Agency, German Times, reported on the 5th that Germany has officially launched a cybercombat command post and named it "Network and Information Space Command." This network headquarters, together with the army, navy, air force, and medical services, together constitute the German Federal Defence Forces system.
At the launching ceremony of the Cyber ​​and Information Space Command, Germany’s Defense Minister Frederick Lane said: “If the German military is attacked by the Internet, we have the ability to defend ourselves. Once the relevant attack threatens the operational and operational preparation of the German combat forces, we will also Offensive measures."
The Cyber ​​and Information Space Command is headquartered in Bonn and now consists of 260 information technology experts. According to the idea of ​​the German military, the size of the network headquarters will expand to 13,500 in the future.
According to the report, the Network and Information Space Command will operate 24 hours a day, and it will defend the target including the German information technology infrastructure and computer-supported weapons systems. It is expected that by the year 2021, the Cyber ​​and Information Space Command will be "fully prepared for battle."
Take offense
Reinholds, commander of the German Network and Information Space Command, revealed that the German military hopes to further develop its cyber attack capabilities. “In order to achieve self-defense, we must know which attack methods exist.†As far as he knows, German computer networks have been hacked every day.
Barthes, chairman of the German Bundestag National Defence Committee, said in an interview with the New Osnabrück that “any Bundes’ offensive conduct must be authorized by the parliamentâ€, which includes not only the attacks launched by the regular forces, but also the The virtual attack launched by the enemy's computer network."
NATO concern
According to Reinholds, Germany was the first NATO country to have an "independent" cyber warfare command.
Reinholds said that many NATO allies "are following this interest with great interest" and are expected to follow the German initiative.
According to the website of the Russian TV station today, only a few countries currently have cyber warfare capabilities. In the United States, the Network Command was established in 2009 and is part of the US Strategic Command. The Network Command governs the US Army's network security and cyber warfare command. The first commander is concurrently appointed by the U.S. Secretary of State for National Security Alexander.
In February of this year, the Russian Minister of Defense Shaigu said that Russia has established a special force for information warfare. (Yang Shuyi)
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