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Senators Push For National Guard Cyber Units In All States

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

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A new Senate bill proposes creating specific units for cyber defense within the National Guard. The legislation would put “Cyber Guards” in every state that could “provide a scalable response,” according to a press release from its bipartisan Senate sponsors. Depending on the severity of the emergency, the cyber units could be activated under Title 32 or Title 10. The bill hopes to leverage Guardsmen already working in IT in the private sector as well as retain more cyber professionals…

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