WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Defense said Monday that all 133 of its Cyber Command's Cyber Mission Force teams have achieved what it called "initial operating capability."
The Pentagon said in a statement the U.S. Cyber Mission Force reached the "milestone" on Friday, the day a massive cyberattack involving hijacking millions of webcams and other Internet-connected devices by hackers stopped or slowed access to major U.S. websites such as Twitter and Paypal.
Initial operating capability means that all Cyber Mission Force units can "execute their fundamental mission," the department explained, "It reflects a team's overall progress toward achieving full operational capability and serves as standard baseline in building the 133 teams."
According to the Pentagon, the Cyber Mission Force currently comprises about 5,000 individuals across the 133 teams but the goal is for the force to grow to nearly 6,200 by the end of the fiscal year 2018.
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