And control of forces real time provision of

and control of forces, real-time provision of intelligence, and remote operations. Every one of
these functions depends heavily on the military's global communications backbone, which
consists of thousands of networks and millions of computing devices across hundreds of military
posts in dozens of countries (Lynn, 2014).
In less than a generation, information technology has evolved within the confounds of the U.S
military from the applications of administrative tool to enhancing force productivity into a
national strategic asset in its own right. The U.S. military’s digital infrastructure now gives the
United States critical advantages over any adversary. However, its reliance on such advance
connectivity may also be a potential hazard that enables adversaries to gain valuable intelligence
about its capabilities and operations. These hazards may impede its kinetic forces and disrupt the
health and social economic development. Specifically, cyberwarfare is asymmetric, the low cost
of computing devices means that U.S. adversaries do not have to build expensive weapons, such
as stealth fighters or aircraft carriers, to pose a significant threat to its military capabilities. In
developing a strategy to counter these dangers, the USCYBERCOM is focusing on attributes of
the cyberthreat by providing protection of all defense networks and supports and