There really isn't a nice way to say it. In my opinion, the 24th Air Force, the United States Air Force premier cyber security organization, has been defeated by Wikileaks in the current information war taking place in the cyber domain.
One way to define victory and defeat in an information war is by determining whether one side has denied access to information to the other side. By any reasonable assessment, and regardless of whether it was a self-defeating policy or by lawfare, Wikileaks has denied the 24th Air Force access to 25 websites including several of the most prominent western media organizations on the planet.
It is embarrassing if you think about it, because it really demonstrates how poorly the DoD understands the strategies and tactics involved with information warfare on the modern battlefield. If we had a good grasp of information warfare, I truly believe the US and allies could implode North Korea without starting a war - after all, these highly centralized and controlled societies like Myanmar and North Korea are more vulnerable than most to information, disinformation, and communication disruption as long as access and delivery of information can be assured.
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