By Noah Shachtman: The Pentagon already employs legions of elite hackers trained in cyberwarfare. But they mostly play defense, and that’s what Naval Postgraduate School professor John Arquilla wants to change. He’d like the US military’s coders to team up with network specialists abroad to form a global geek squad. Together, they could launch preemptive online strikes to head off real-world battles.
The Day the Earth Stood Still – John Arquilla: “Go on the Cyberoffensive”
Published: September 24, 2009