The Pentagon consider cyber attacks "acts of war"

Pentagon says all options are available to respond to cyber attacks and the U.S. Department of Defense Pentagon to prepare a new strategy put in the ranks of cyber attacks "acts of war", according to The New York Times. Quoted
U.S. officials, the newspaper as saying that in the future may consider U.S. President to impose economic sanctions or to take retaliatory response email or even a military strike if it were the main computer systems in the country to electronic attack.

It was the early development of the new plan after his company Lockheed Martin for the manufacture of U.S. arms to electronic attack last month.

It is scheduled to end the Pentagon report on the matter within weeks.

He said Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan, that "to respond to any attack mail against the United States are not necessary to be likewise, but all options are on the table to respond to this attack."

The Pentagon's plan comes within the framework of the U.S. strategy for the security of the mail that announced by the White House in the sixteenth of May.

The White House said in a statement that Washington "will respond to any hostile actions in cyberspace the same way as in the case came under threat from another country."

The statement added, "We reserve the right to use all necessary means, diplomatic, informational, military and economic, as needed and consistent with international law in order to defend our nation and our allies and our partners and our interests."

For its part, reported the Wall Street Journal said the new strategy will deal with cyber attacks as "acts of war" will pave the way for a revenge attack.

The White House said in a statement that Washington "will respond to any hostile actions in cyberspace the same way as in the case came under threat from another country."

The statement added, "We reserve the right to use all necessary means, diplomatic, informational, military and economic, as needed and consistent with international law in order to defend our nation and our allies and our partners and our interests."

One of the greatest difficulties faced by those working on the strategy how to track the attackers, who are deliberately confusing the source of the attacks.

It is not clear how to deal with the Pentagon for electronic pirates who do not represent the State.