Additional reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by John Walcott and Grant McCool The US government is planning to change the status of the Pentagon 's Security Command , indicating a move to emphasise the development of cyber weapons to deter attacks on US networks and tackle groups such as ISIS . The proposals would make Security Command a " unified command " equal to combat branches of the military . Security Command would also be split from the National Security Agency , giving it more say in the use of cyber tools in future conflicts .
The US government is planning to change the status of the Pentagon 's Security Command , indicating a move to emphasise the development of cyber weapons to deter attacks on US networks and tackle groups such as ISIS . The proposals would make Security Command a " unified command " equal to combat branches of the military . Security Command would also be split from the National Security Agency , giving it more say in the use of cyber tools in future conflicts .