Cyber Command shifts counterterrorism task force to focus on higher-priority threats
Cyber Command shifts counterterrorism task force to focus on higher-priority threats May 4 U.S. Cyber Command is shifting Joint Task Force-Ares' focus from counterterrorism to nation-state actors, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Cyber Command Public Affairs) WASHINGTON — U.S. Cyber Command is shifting the majority of its special task force aimed at targeting the Islamic State group to focus more on nation-state actors, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, which the command and the Department of Defense are prioritizing. Joint Task Force-Ares was created in 2016 to co...