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    The Pentagon isn't sure who'd be in charge during a cyberattack

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    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    04.05.2016

    According to a report published Monday by the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Defense lacks clear rules on who would be in charge during a national-level cyberattack. It could be the US Northern Command, which coordinates DoD homeland defense efforts with civil authorities, or it could be US Cyber Command, which handles the government's cyber security forces -- but nobody's quite sure who should handle what, or when.