▁in ▁place ▁with ▁some ▁private ▁defense ▁contract ors ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁which ▁access ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁information ▁sharing ▁initi atives ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Cy ber ▁Int elligence ▁Sh aring ▁and ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁( C IS PA ) ▁and ▁Cy ber security ▁Information ▁Sh aring ▁Act ▁( C IS A ) ▁have ▁been ▁proposed , ▁but ▁failed ▁for ▁various ▁reasons ▁including ▁over ▁fear s ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁too ▁few ▁limits , ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁sp y ▁on ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Cy ber ▁Command ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Cy ber ▁Command ▁( US C Y BER COM ) ▁is ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Un ified ▁Com bat ant ▁Command . ▁US C Y BER COM ▁plans , ▁coordinates , ▁integr ates , ▁synchron izes ▁and ▁conduct s ▁activities ▁to : ▁defend ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁information ▁networks ▁and ; ▁prepare ▁to ▁conduct ▁" full ▁spectrum ▁military ▁cy bers pace ▁operations " ▁to ▁ensure ▁US / Al lied ▁freedom ▁of ▁action ▁in ▁cy bers pace ▁and ▁den y ▁the ▁same ▁to ▁advers aries . ▁ ▁Army ▁The ▁Army ▁Cy ber ▁Command ▁( AR C Y BER ) ▁is ▁an ▁Army ▁component ▁command ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Cy ber ▁Command . ▁AR C Y BER ▁has ▁the ▁following ▁components : ▁ ▁Army ▁Network ▁Enter prise ▁Technology ▁Command ▁/ ▁ 9 th ▁Army ▁Sign al ▁Command ▁ ▁Port ions ▁of ▁