US Cyber Command
A unified combatant command under the US Department of Defense responsible for cyberspace operations, including defending networks, supporting combatant commanders' cyber requirements, and conducting offensive cyber operations.
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U.S. Cyber Command integrates the cyber warfare forces of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, is responsible for protecting Department of Defense networks, supporting combatant commanders' cyber needs, and conducting offensive cyber operations when authorized.
The Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) is a subordinate unit of U.S. Cyber Command that specifically carries out "hunt forward" missions, that is, searching for malicious actors on allies' networks at their invitation.
U.S. Cyber Command is not an intelligence agency (such as the NSA), nor a law enforcement agency (such as the FBI), but a military force centered on operations.
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U.S. Cyber Command integrates the cyber warfare forces of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, is responsible for protecting Department of Defense networks, supporting combatant commanders' cyber needs, and conducting offensive cyber operations when authorized.
50%UnverifiedThe Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) is a subordinate unit of U.S. Cyber Command that specifically carries out "hunt forward" missions, that is, searching for malicious actors on allies' networks at their invitation.
50%UnverifiedU.S. Cyber Command is not an intelligence agency (such as the NSA), nor a law enforcement agency (such as the FBI), but a military force centered on operations.
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