The United States is not defenseless in the face of illicitexploitation of computer networks. Both the government and theprivate sector have developed significant capabilities. Effectivelycombating enemies online will require a concerted national effort,particularly in acquiring commercial capabilities and services,managing military intelligence and information technology programs,and developing a corps of professional national securitypractitioners.
In our homeland defense planning process we must come together inorder to anticipate the operational and tactical requirements ableto be met by all agencies, so that we fuse that national competencyinto a well-prepared plan oriented toward each one of the 15national planning scenarios.