German cyber army can attack

nonn - The new German cyber army should the opinion of Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen can also backfire on the battlefield of the Internet.

'If the network of forces is attacked we must defend ourselves,' the CDU politician said Wednesday during the official establishment of a new unit in Bonn. 'Once an attack operation and brings the deployment of the army in danger, we must defend our offensive. '

The cyber army will after the summer about 13 500 military and civilian staff count. The new component is flush with the army, navy and air force. The German army this initiative brings together the existing IT structures. Computer soldiers must protect the communications and weapons systems, but also to attack capable.