Cyberspace initiatives can have significant, even physical ramifications, Lt. Gen. William Lord, Chief of Warfighting Integration and the Secretary of the Air Force’s Chief Information Officer, told attendees at the Air Force Information Technology Conference in Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 26.
Warfare is not only about “destruction of an enemy,” but is really about changing behavior. Non-kinetic initiatives, like those in cyberspace, can have major implications.
But he sees some roadblocks in the way of flexible, coherent, cyber endeavors in the information technology management for which he is responsible. “Too much policy stifles innovation,” he said.
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