Cyber force

[2] Most other countries organize their cyber forces into other military services or joint commands.

In 1995, it established the 609th Information Warfare Squadron, which was the first organization in the world to combine offensive and defensive cyber operation in support of military forces.

[8] U.S. Cyber Command traces its history back to the 1998 establishment of Joint Task Force – Computer Network Defense, and its 2000 redesignation as Joint Task Force – Computer Network Operations under United States Space Command.

[10] Periodic calls for the creation of a U.S. Cyber Force have occurred, with the most notable being by retired United States Navy Admiral and Supreme Allied Commander Europe James G. Stavridis and retired intelligence officer and cyber security businessman David Venable.

[11][12][13][14] The following list outlines the independent cyber forces currently in operation around the world:

People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force personnel with a Russian military soldier. The PLA Strategic Support Force was established in 2015, becoming as the world's first independent cyber force.