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SOCOM Chief: Offensive Cyber Hindered By Slow Acquisition, Outdated Policy

Wednesday, January 10th, 2018

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Offensive cyber operations could be a powerful weapon for U.S. Special Operations Command and the conventional services, but its potential is hindered by outdated policy and sluggish acquisition, according to SOCOM chief Gen. Raymond “Tony” Thomas.“We have the technology. We just have to embrace it as an essential weapon in our arsenal,” he said Dec. 13 at a cyber forum hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army at its headquarters outside Washington, D.C.“The limiting factor for cyber effectiveness continues…

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