# Cyber Threats Must Be Identified Attributed Geolocated Monitored Interdicted and Defeated by USSOCOM > "Exploitation and Counter-threat: Ability to globally identify, attribute, geo-locate, monitor interdict, and defend against threats to Computer Network Operations and Information Systems." > **— USSOCOM**, *accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest](https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/capability_AOI.aspx) — USSOCOM publishes an end-to-end cyber counter-threat sequence from identification through interdiction and defense. - **Routing classification:** CT-enabling public SOF cyber requirement. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Events|USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Events]] - [[wiki/SOF Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics|SOF Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics]] - [[wiki/United States Special Operations Command|United States Special Operations Command]] - [[wiki/Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities|Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities]] - [[wiki/Technical Intelligence|Technical Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Exploitation and Counter-threat: Ability to globally identify, attribute, geo-locate, monitor interdict, and defend against threats to Computer Network Operations and Information Systems." — USSOCOM, accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ct-conference-cyber-threats-must-be-identified-attributed-geolocated-monitored-interdicted-and-defeated ```