[U.S. military cyber operation against ISIS sparked heated debate over alerting allies]But the cyber attacks were approved and launched anyway, and the campaign recently received the full-throated endorsement of Army Gen. Raymond A. “It’s essential for the United States to use offensive cyber operations in a smart way against ISIS and other terrorist organizations because those organizations are so connected to the information environment,” Rosenbach said. Cyber Command, he added, will be more effective if it remains as agile as Special Operations Command and Joint Special Operations Command, the shadowy force that handles the military’s most sensitive missions. “My concern,” he said, “is that Special Operations Command is very much in the anti-jihad campaign, and that may not be the strategic threat. … This isn’t the only thing Cyber Command needs to do.”Ellen Nakashima contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2017 20:06 UTC