| Summary: | The writer discusses the lack of a strong cyber defense strategy in the U.S. and other countries in the event of cyber warfare. Without an effective cyber defense, electric power, gas pipelines, rail and air transport, banking, and other important systems are defenseless in the face of cyber attacks. Some of the new elements involved in cyber warfare include the ability to hide one's identity in cyberspace and the ability to mislead and place blame on others by “spoofing” the source. Although a Cyber Command exists in the U.S., it is mainly limited to protecting the Department of Defense, and therefore it is vital to address the need for cyber security for civilians and private-sector infrastructure.
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