NEW YORK – U.S. military officials are looking to improve the nation’s cyber warfare capabilities and developing ways to open virtual attacks on enemies.
But first the military will have to find the proper borders.

“What do we regard as to be an act of war in cyberspace?” asked Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder Jr., who is head of the Air Force’s cyber operations command. “The military is not going to tend to do that (use virtual strike capabilities) until you cross some line that constitutes an act of war.”
Elder stated early uses would be restricted to distracting or killing data packets that threaten the nation’s systems; similarly, the military may catch a foreign ship carrying arms in international waters.

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