The U.S. Navy has launched a command center focused on protecting its online presence.

"The U.S. Fleet Cyber Command is aimed at defending the Navy's IT systems against cyber attack and to use information systems and the Web to achieve military objectives," writes InformationWeek's Elizabeth Montalbano.

"To work in tandem with the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, the Navy has recommissioned its 10th Fleet, of which McCullough also is in charge," Montalbano writes. "Both are headquartered at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland, which also has Naval Network Warfare Command infrastructure and personnel in place."

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