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DARPA Looking To Boost Efforts In Cyberspace

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

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Citing offensive and defensive shortcomings in cyber space, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said yesterday it was looking to boost spending to develop increased capabilities in the cyber domain. DARPA Director Regina Dugan told a symposium hosted by the agency that the country is not keeping pace with the threat posed by malicious activity in cyber space, and that greater offensive capabilities were needed. “We need more and better options. We will not prevail by throwing bodies or…

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