U.S. prosecutors and judges are cracking down on cyber crimes more aggressively than ever. The airplane hijack attacks in September have been used to justify harsher treatment for computer crimes in the name of national security. Of concern to many hackers are the U.S. Patriot Act enacted late last year and a new bill called the Cyber Security Enhancement Act overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives last month. The Patriot Act raised the maximum sentence for breaking into a computer network from 5 years to 10

The Global Command and Control System (GCCS), which has received 11 upgrades since September 11, has given war fighters an edge with applications that bring new meaning to the term “killer app.” Each of the services has contributed to the system, integrating apps into a framework to present a single, integrated battle view. Command and control technology aboard the unmanned aircraft can alert pilots to targets they didn’t see, although military officials are reluctant to give details of how such tactics are used. The upgrades and security patches made to GCCS since September 11 are expected to improve the system’s accuracy. Many applications feed into COP, including joint mapping; the ability to track supplies, personnel and ammunition; and communications with external systems and sensors. Defense developers also have upgraded administrative software. The development strategy speeds up the procurement process by deploying an early version of a system rather than waiting for its final configuration. This approach accelerates implementation and lets DOD shed older systems that are costly to maintain (Onley 2002).

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