WASHINGTON - Some of the nation's top cyber-security leaders appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday to discuss what policies should be included to defend against cyber-attacks from other nations.
Maine Sen. Angus King said it's having a good defense is not enough.
"The idea that we can continue to just simply defend and never have an offensive capability I just think is ignoring this enormous threat," King said.
The Committee is working on legislation that would define defense policies in many areas. King suggests adding a new definition of what constitutes a war to the list. He says future conflicts between nations may be computer systems fighting, not the traditional wars of the past.
