In the American Civil War, agents from both the Union and
Confederate sides routinely climbed telegraph poles and cut
enemy lines, then disguised their work so that it was
undetectable from the ground. From these humble beginnings the
concept of network information warfare was born. By literally
"hacking" telegraph wires, saboteurs found a way to turn
telecommunications technology, which military commanders relied
on to mobilize troops, from an asset to a liability.  In the
modern American military, digital telecommunication is so
integral to command and control of forces and equipment that the
disruption of data can do more to disable a fighting force than
a thousand bombs. Some of our most advanced systems, such as
Predator UAVs, are controlled by operators thousands of miles
from the battlefield. A severed connection could turn a
weaponized drone into an impotent toy--or worse, a tool for the
enemy.  The pace, sophistication and scale of electronic warfare
has evolved to match the complexity and size of th