As the threats from cyber space increase, various agencies in the US, including the military, are coming together to counter the threats. Robert J. Butler, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, who briefed Senators recently said that the Defense Department would intensify security aspects of military domains and would also closely collaborate with the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to guard and patrol the rest of America’s cyber territory.

Philip Reitinger from the Department of Homeland Security said that the military would lead the initiatives in cyber security as it has unparalleled technical expertise and cyber expertise.

Butler stated that the US armed forces are “critically dependent” on the civilian power network, telecoms, transport and many other sectors run using computer networks. “Just as our reliance on critical infrastructure has grown, so have the threats,” Butler told the Senate Homeland Security Committee.