{"id":27706,"date":"2016-07-26T19:41:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T19:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2016\/07\/26\/should-cybercom-be-a-combatant-command\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:34:49","slug":"should-cybercom-be-a-combatant-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/opinion\/the-compass\/net-defense-blogs\/2016\/07\/26\/should-cybercom-be-a-combatant-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Should CYBERCOM be a combatant command?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Back <\/span>In 2010 <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">(6 years ago, doesn\u2019t seem that long) <\/span>U.S. Strategic Command<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">StratCom<\/span> members \u2014\u00a0from the Army, Navy, Air Force,\u00a0Marine Corps\u00a0and\u00a0Coast Guard\u00a0\u2014\u00a0combined to form U.S. Cyber Command, a subordinate operational unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about what was happening back in 2010 and\u00a02011. In 2010 multiple articles were published about a massive cyberattack that struck tech icon Google and <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">many <\/span>other U.S. companies. Many associated\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">attributed <\/span>the attack <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">as a part of<\/span>with a suspected Chinese government operation that used human intelligence techniques and high technology to steal corporate secrets. That was one of many<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">just near the top of a long list of<\/span> cyber incidents that year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then in<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Now for<\/span> 2011,\u00a0cyber espionage and sabotage were at the top of our list of cyber concerns. 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