The Coming Crisis: US draws up battle plan to stave off digital attack cyberstrikes: Pre-emptive strikes will be launched under secret guidelines to protect computer systems

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US draws up battle plan to stave off digital attack cyberstrikes: Pre-emptive strikes will be launched under secret guidelines to protect computer systems Feb 5th 2013, 02:04 The US could launch pre-emptive cyber strikes against countries it suspects of threatening its interests with a digital attack, under a new set of secret guidelines to safeguard the nation's computer systems. The rules – the country's first on how it defends or retaliates against digital attacks – are expected to be approved in coming weeks, and are likely to be kept under wraps, much like the policies governing the country's controversial drone programme. A secret legal review into the new guidelines has already decided that President Barack Obama has the power to order such pre-emptive strikes if faced with credible evidence of a looming attack, according to the New York Times, which quoted unnamed officials involved in the review. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-draws-up-battle-plan-to-stave-off-digital-attack-cyberstrikes-8480656.html

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