U.S.A.and international businesses trade goods and services in cyberspace, moving assets across
the globe in seconds. In addition to facilitating trade in other sectors, cyberspace is itself a key
sector of the global economy. Cyberspace has become an incubator for new forms of
entrepreneurship, advances in technology, the spread of free speech, and new social networks
that drive our economy and reflect our principles. The security and effective operation of U.S.
critical infrastructure – including energy, banking and finance, transportation, communication,
and the Defense Industrial Base – rely on cyberspace, industrial control systems, and information
technology that may be vulnerable to disruption or exploitation.
The Department and the nation have vulnerabilities in cyberspace. Our reliance on cyberspace
stands in stark contrast to the inadequacy of our cybersecurity – the security of the technologies
that we use each day. Moreover, the continuing growth of networked systems, devices, and
platforms means that cyberspace is embedded into an increasing number of capabilities upon
which DoD relies to complete its mission. Today, many foreign nations are working to exploit
DoD unclassified and classified networks, and some foreign intelligence organizations have
already acquired the capacity to disrupt elements of DoD’s information infrastructure.
Moreover, non-state actors increasingly threaten to penetrate and disrupt DoD networks and
systems. We recognize that there may be malicious activities on DoD networks and systems that
we have not yet detected. exploitation.
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