Dunford: U.S. defense industry targeted by 'cyber espionage and sabotage'

摘要

Sophisticated cyber operations targeting the U.S. defense industrial base could seek not only to steal high-tech secrets but also to interfere with the development of major weapon systems, according to the Pentagon's top general. "Adversaries are able to diminish the long-term advantage of key U.S. capabilities by leveraging access to commercial technology, targeting our defense industrial base with cyber espionage and sabotage, and developing capabilities within tighter development cycles than our bureaucratic acquisition cycle allows," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford stated in written testimony for a Feb. 25 House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing.