| Air & Space Power Journal. Volume 27, Number 1, January-February 2013 |
Feb 2013 |
212 pages |
| Authors:
AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber Threat |
Jan 2013 |
146 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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 | The United States cannot be confident that our critical Information Technology (IT) systems will work under attack from a sophisticated and well-resourced opponent utilizing cyber capabilities in combination with all of their military and intelligence capabilities (a full spectrum adversary). While this is also true for others (e.g. Allies, rivals, and public/private networks), this Task Force strongly believes the DoD needs to take the lead and build an effective response ... |
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| Navy Strategy for Achieving Information Dominance, 2013-2017. Optimizing Navy's Primacy in the Maritime and Information Domains |
Jan 2013 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS WASHINGTON DC INFORMATION DOMINANCE
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| The continuing evolution in information technology presents both opportunities and challenges for the U.S. Navy. Information is becoming increasingly central to all aspects of maritime warfighting and is core to the Navy s strategic, operational and tactical missions of sea control, power projection, deterrence and forward presence. Defined as the operational advantage gained from fully integrating the Navy s information functions, capabilities and resources to optimize decision making and maximize ... |
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| United States Cybersecurity Strategy, Policy, and Organization: Poorly Postured to Cope with a Post-9/11 Security Environment? |
14 Dec 2012 |
144 pages |
| Authors:
William K Tirrell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Is United States cybersecurity strategy, policy, and organization postured to cope with the post-9/11 security environment? Following an exhaustive review of recurring and stand-alone strategic cybersecurity strategy and policy documents, and a detailed assessment of the U.S. cyber organization within the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and Department of Justice, the author concludes that the United States is vulnerable to a cyber attack. Despite recent publicity about cyber ... |
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| For and from Cyberspace: Conceptualizing Cyber Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
Dec 2012 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew M Hurley; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIR FORCE RESEARCH INST
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| Unlike ISR operations in the natural domains, those in cyberspace have yet to be formally defined in joint or service doctrine. Despite wide reference to CYBINT, its relationship to signals intelligence and open-source intelligence, and even calls to establish more granular disciplines such as SkypeINT or VoIPINT, current thinking on the subject remains immature.4 As Lt Gen Larry D. James, deputy chief of staff for ISR, remarked in 2011, We ... |
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| NATO's Deterrence and Defense Posture After the Chicago Summit |
Nov 2012 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
David S Yost; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| On 25-27 June 2012 the NATO Defense College, the NATO Nuclear Policy Directorate, and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Center on Contemporary Conflict convened a workshop at the NATO Defense College in Rome concerning the future of NATO's deterrence and defense posture in light of the decisions made at the Alliance's summit meeting in Chicago in May 2012. Much of the discussion focused on the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review ... |
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| Navy Cyber Power 2020. Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense |
Nov 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS WASHINGTON DC INFORMATION DOMINANCE
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| This Strategic Plan provides the framework and vision necessary to ensure the U.S. Navy remains a critical insurer of our national security and economic prosperity well into the future. Through the intelligent use of cyberspace, Navy warfighters will bring unique capabilities to the fight in order to achieve superior operational outcomes at the time and place of our choosing. Cyberspace operations are a critical component of Information Dominance, and carefully ... |
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| Air & Space Power Journal. Volume 26, Number 5. September-October 2012 |
Oct 2012 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIR FORCE RESEARCH INST
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| This journal concerns all aspects of air and space power and Air Force operations. |
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| NATO and Hybrid Conflict: Unresolved Issues from the Past or Unresolvable Threats of the Present? |
Sep 2012 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
Kaspars Galkins; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| NATO's enduring global preeminence owes to its ability to adapt to emerging security threats, but this capacity may now be limited. Today, NATO faces hybrid threats that combine conventional and unconventional means. On the one hand, hybrid threats may not constitute armed attacks under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. On the other hand, NATO nations are both enriched and endangered by cyberspace, mass media, and the growing global interdependency ... |
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| Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 26, Number 4, July-August 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
184 pages |
| Authors:
Xu Weidi; Kyle Byard; Mark Ashley; Adam B Lowther; Bernie Willi; Tim D Below; III Conway John L; AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| CONTENTS: Embracing the Moon in the Sky or Fishing the Moon in the Water?: Some Thoughts on Military Deterrence: Its Effectiveness and Limitations; Toward a Superior Promotion System; KWar: Cyber and Epistemological Warfare--Winning the Knowledge War by Rethinking Command and Control; From the Air: Rediscovering Our Raison D'etre; The Importance of Airpower in Supporting Irregular Warfare in Afghanistan; Whither the Leading Expeditionary Western Air Powers in the Twenty-First Century?; Exchanging ... |
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| U.S. Army War College Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) 2012-2013 |
Aug 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Jordan Louis H; Steven Metz; Robert J Howell; David Connelly; Jeff Melody; John Surdu; Karla Brischke; Donald Cranz; John Gailliard; Brian C Proctor; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) is published annually for the purpose of making students and other researchers aware of strategic topics that are, or are likely to become, of special importance to the U.S. Army. The list is a compilation of input from the faculty at the Strategic Studies Institute, the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army's senior leadership, as well as from civilian and military defense experts. ... |
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| Battlespace Representation for Air, Space, and Cyber |
17 Jul 2012 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
James McCracken; Denise Aleva; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH HUMAN PERFORMANCE WING (711TH) WARFIGHTER INTERFACE DIVISION/BATTLESPACE VISUALIZATION BRANCH
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| We present a summary of a body of work executed over the last eight years addressing battlespace representations in the domains of air, space, and cyber. We couch this presentation in an historical context and relate it to design principles as well as user-centered design processes. We summarize the work in each of the domains and conclude with some thoughts about supporting real work in applied settings. |
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| Electronic Warfare: DOD Actions Needed to Strengthen Management and Oversight |
Jul 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Lepore; Davi M D'Agostino; Mark A Pross; Carolynn Cavanaugh; Ryan D'Amore; Brent Helt; Richard Powelson; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) has committed billions of dollars to developing, maintaining, and employing warfighting capabilities that rely on access to the electromagnetic spectrum. According to DoD, electronic warfare capabilities play a critical and potentially growing role in ensuring the U.S. military's access to and use of the electromagnetic spectrum. GAO was asked to assess the extent to which DoD did the following: (1) developed a strategy to manage ... |
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| Anatomy, Dissection, and Mechanics of an Introductory Cyber-Security Course's Curriculum at the United States Naval Academy |
Jul 2012 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Brown; Frederick Crabbe; Rita Doerr; Raymond Greenlaw; Chris Hoffmeister; Justin Monroe; Donald Needham; Andrew Phillips; Anthony Pollman; Stephen Schall; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
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| Due to the high priority of cyber-security education, the United States Naval Academy rapidly developed and implemented a new cyber-security course that is required for all of its first-year students. During the fall semester in 2011, half of the incoming class (about 600 students) took the course through a total of 31 sections offered by 16 instructors from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. In the following spring semester, the ... |
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| Deterrence in Cyberspace |
13 Jun 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Rivera; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| There are significant differences between nuclear attack and cyber attack, but the development of cyber deterrence policy is relevant to the total defense of the United States' critical infrastructure and networked cyber systems. The rapidity, ambiguity of origination, and inexpensiveness of a cyber attack creates a problem that is not easily addressed by the strategies used in the implementation of nuclear deterrence. Similar to the nuclear deterrence policy developed during ... |
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| Rapid Delivery of Cyber Capabilities: Evaluation of the Requirement for a Rapid Cyber Acquisition Process |
Jun 2012 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Matt J Butler; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Department of Defense has a standardized acquisition construct for delivering capabilities in the land, air, sea and space domains. Recently, cyberspace was identified as a warfighting domain; however, the unique attributes of the cyberspace domain require a more rapid process to deliver capabilities to the warfighter. Indeed, from initial requirements to fielding of the F/A-22 aircraft was approximately 20 years; this timeframe is not acceptable for cyberspace capabilities. To ... |
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| Surviving in Cyberspace: A Game Theoretic Approach |
Jun 2012 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Charles A Kamhoua; Kevin A Kwiat; Joon S Park; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| As information systems become ever more complex and the interdependence of these systems increases, a mission-critical system should have the fight-through ability to sustain damage yet survive with mission assurance in cyberspace. To satisfy this requirement, in this paper we propose a game theoretic approach to binary voting with a weighted majority to aggregate observations among replicated nodes. Nodes are of two types: they either vote truthfully or are malicious ... |
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| Collins Center Update. Volume 14, Issue 3, April-June 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Countering Violent Extremism in East Africa, Strategic Leader Education Outreach and Engagement: Iraqi War College and USAWC Partnership, 4th Annual Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon 2012), Cyber Ricochet: Risk Management and Cyberspace Operations. |
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| The Megabyte Will Always Get Through |
17 May 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Deborah S Karagosian; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this monograph is to describe the future road ahead for the US Cyber community in light of the recent technical and strategic developments in the state of cyber warfare. The paper began with a realization that cyber attacks have now become weaponized, and have the ability to command computer-guided machines to destroy themselves. In effect, kinetic strikes are now possible through the means of cyber attacks. Cyber ... |
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| China: Paper Tiger in Cyberspace |
17 May 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Ammilee A Oliva; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| For the last decade, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been building its cyber capabilities and expanding the importance of cyber technology in military operations. Observers interpret recent cyber incidents as evidence that the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the PLA possess cyber capabilities that pose a threat to the United States and its allies. The question is, are the incidents really manifestations of a PLA threat? To answer ... |
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| Nothing New Under the Sun: Benefiting from the Great Lessons of History to Develop a Coherent Cyberspace Deterrence Strategy |
12 May 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew P Hansen; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Thousands of cyberspace attacks occur each day and the likelihood of a significant incident in the near future is high. However, the development of a coherent cyberstrategy has been slow in coming. This delay often emanates from the perception that cyberspace represents such a pervasive revolution in the conduct of warfare that successful deterrence strategies of the past are not applicable. Currently, the benefits of committing malicious actions in cyberspace ... |
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| USCYBERCOM: Right Solution, Wrong C2 Structure |
04 May 2012 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
II Wood Daniel C; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The emergence of cyberspace as the fifth operational domain of warfare and the related disorganized efforts to conduct operations within it resulted in the Department of Defense (DoD) standing up United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) as a subordinate unified command under United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to focus these efforts. However, a subordinate unified command structure contains inherent impediments that unnecessarily hinder the CDRUSCYBERCOM in the prosecution of his mission ... |
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| Technical Application of the Human Element in the Information Domain |
04 May 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon Pinder; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Information Operations (IO) are a national priority and a critical enabling capability for every type of operation conducted by the Joint Force Commander. Although IO is recognized as a necessity for future warfare, and arguably current irregular warfare that involves kinetic and nonkinetic options, it has been difficult to identify a service career force capable of integrating full-spectrum Information Operations. The Navy Information Warfare Officer (IWO) with core skills of ... |
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| The Criticality of Cyber Defense to Operational Commanders |
04 May 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Nicholas E Prisco; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The rapid expansion of cyberspace, the newest warfighting domain, presents unprecedented challenges for operational commanders going forward. The military, as a whole, is well trained and highly experienced in conducting full-spectrum operations across the land, maritime, air, and space domains, but much less so with regard to cyberspace. Responding to the increasing role and importance of cyberspace at the operational level, U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) recently began establishing highly specialized ... |
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| Joint Command and Control of Cyber Operations: The Joint Force Cyber Component Command (JFCCC) |
04 May 2012 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Jason P Quinter; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The evolution of technology has introduced sophisticated means to store, process, and transport information. Because the U.S. military establishment relies so heavily on complex command and control systems and interconnectivity in general, cyber warfare has become a serious topic of interest at the operational level of war. Joint doctrine acknowledges the impact of information technology advancements on the tempo, lethality, and complexity of warfare. Combatant Commands routinely confront unique challenges ... |
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| Son of SPECOPS: Rethinking the Nature and Operationalization of Cyberspace |
27 Apr 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Philip M Forbes; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The establishment of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) as a sub-unified command under U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) signals open acceptance of cyberspace as the newest warfighting domain. Unlike air power, however, policy makers and strategists do not have an adequate framework to address the nature of cyberspace. Without this understanding, the operationalization of cyberspace beyond broad policy statements and rhetoric will be lacking, and planners and strategists will be unable to ... |
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| On the Razor's Edge: Establishing Indistinct Thresholds for Military Power in Cyberspace |
23 Apr 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
John A Mowchan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the 21st century, the United States will increasingly rely on cyberspace to advance its national interests within a strategic environment characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Concurrently, our adversaries are afforded increased opportunities to undermine our efforts by conducting a broad spectrum of nefarious activities in the digital domain. While not all of their acts will pose a direct and imminent threat to the nation s security, some ... |
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| The Cyber Military Revolution and the Need for a New Framework of War |
16 Apr 2012 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Mark L Williamson; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The introduction of the cyber domain has fostered massive and profound changes in all aspects of society. Cyber technology has completely restructured the methods and manners of governance, economics, politics, social interaction, and has fundamentally altered the character and conduct of warfare. This thesis describes how these fundamental changes in society and warfare merit classifying the introduction of the cyber domain as a military revolution. Because of the cyber military ... |
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| DoD Installation Energy Security: Evolving to a Smart Grid |
20 Mar 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Brian L Magnuson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Department of Defense (DoD) installations are reliant on civilian infrastructure for electrical power. As DoD and private industry evolve their energy production, distribution, and consumption apparatus, does it make sense for DoD installations to develop smart grids and what are the various risks and advantages to participating in smart grid development? DoD installations face many risks to the security of their future source of electrical power: physical, fiscal, natural, and ... |
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| Cyber Security: A Road Map for Turkey |
19 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Umit Kurt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Cyber warfare is a form of information warfare, sometimes seen as analogous to conventional warfare, among a range of potential actors, including nation states, non-state groups, and a complex hybrid of conflict involving both state and non-state actors. Cyber warfare is a tool of national power, and countries are greatly improving their capabilities to conduct military operations in cyberspace. This is a domain where failure is not an option . ... |
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| It's About Time -- Understanding China's Strategic Patience |
18 Mar 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Brian M Kennedy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will explore the application of time as a critical factor in exercising the elements of national power, specifically differences in how the concept of time is applied by the United States and China. The paper will discuss diplomatic, informational, military, and economic aspects of time, and examine whether time plays a critical role in each element of national power. During an analysis of the military element of power, ... |
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| Cyberspace: Time to Reassess, Reorganize, and Resource for Evolving Threats |
15 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Steven L Hite; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A decade into the 21st Century, the United States must transition its attention from national security problems that exist in the physical world to security challenges in cyberspace. Assaults on American critical infrastructure, government and defense networks, corporate business networks, and financial networks will continue to grow as adversaries expand their cyber capabilities to achieve their goals. To effectively counter these expanding cyber threats, the U.S. Government must reassess, reorganize, ... |
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| Breaking the Status Quo: Information and the Future Force |
12 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
IV Bircher John E; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the global environment becomes increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, the military must transform the manner in which it develops, manages, coordinates, synchronizes, and employs capabilities to create effects in cyberspace and the information environment. In the 21st century environment of globalization, the current approach by the U.S. military is inappropriate to meet the challenges posed by nation states and nonstate actors pursuing and protecting national, socio-demographic, and niche ... |
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| Constructivism -- Is the United States Making China an Enemy? |
12 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan Patridge; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper uses the theory of Constructivism in the context of international relations to determine if the United States is turning China into a future and formal enemy. Constructivism is explained using basic principles of Alexander Wendt's and Nicholas Onuf's view of constructivist theory. Principles of their theory are combined with historical examples, current U.S. policy, and U.S. decision makers' comments and speeches to show how China is framed as ... |
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| Enabling Combatant Commander's Ability to Conduct Operations in the Cyber Domain |
03 Mar 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Charles N Eassa; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Combatant commanders are the focal point of joint operations to apply military power in pursuit of national security objectives. They execute operations characterized by a complex, interconnected, and global operational environment. No arena highlights this challenge more than the Cyber Domain. The Department of Defense has exerted tremendous resources to meet the challenges in this dynamic domain. Despite these efforts, combatant commanders lack the ability, agility, and common understanding to ... |
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| A Model for Command and Control of Cyberspace |
14 Feb 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A May; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A combination of the United States Transportation Command and the United States Special Operations Command model for command and control is a more appropriate model for the United States Cyber Command to direct the operation and defense of the Department of Defense networks in cyberspace. This paper will define the proposed command and control model and compare that to the current command and control model being used by United States ... |
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| Military Cyberspace: From Evolution to Revolution |
08 Feb 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt Schosek; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The evolution of communications networks into the cyber warfighting domain presents challenges across the doctrine, organization, training, materiel, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) spectrum. The Department of Defense (DoD) created new joint and service headquarters to address these challenges and to address cyberspace risks to national security. While these headquarters have been able to make some progress in addressing cyber challenges, the current DoD approach to cyber depends on antiquated doctrinal ... |
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| Ten Years Later: Insights on al-Qaeda's Past & Future through Captured Records: A Conference Report |
27 Jan 2012 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J Simons; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| On 13-14 September 2011, the Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC) at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Advanced Governmental Studies hosted a conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Entitled Ten Years Later: Insights on al-Qaeda's Past & Future through Captured Records, the conference explored what scholars and policymakers knew about al-Qaeda and Associated Movements (AQAM) before ... |
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| Robotics Research for Cybersecurity |
24 Jan 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Wei-Min Shen; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY
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| The overall objective of this project is to conduct a comprehensive study of robotics research in the context of cybersecurity. The specific objectives are as follows: (1) Create a realistic cybersecurity test scenario that captures the unique and increasingly difficult robotics research challenges; (2) Survey the state-of-the-art in applicable research and technology; (3) Identify and analyze the salient research challenges with a primary focus on computational sciences; (4) Define multiple ... |
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| A Game Theoretic Model Of Strategic Conflict In Cyberspace |
Jan 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Harrison Schramm; David L Alderson; W M Carlyle; Nedialko B Dimitrov; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| We study cyber conflict as a two-person, zero-sum game in discrete time, where each player discovers new exploits according to an independent random process. Upon discovery, the player must decide if and when to exercise a munition based on that exploit. The payoff from using the munition is a function of time that is (generally) increasing. These factors create a basic tension: the longer a player waits to exercise a ... |
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| What's the Potential for Conflict with China, and How Can It Be Avoided? |
Jan 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry Sollinger; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| Over the next 20 years, China's gross domestic product and defense budget could exceed those of the United States, making it a true peer competitor. Despite this potential, China's security interests and military capabilities will remain focused on its immediate periphery. China does not appear interested in matching U.S. military expenditures, achieving a comparable global reach, or assuming defense commitments beyond its immediate sphere. As a result, armed conflict between ... |
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| Cyber Situation Awareness through Instance-Based Learning: Modeling the Security Analyst in a Cyber-Attack Scenario |
Jan 2012 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Varun Dutt; Gleotilde Gonzalez; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA
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| In a corporate network, the situation awareness (SA) of a security analyst is of particular interest. The current work describes a cognitive Instance-Based Learning (IBL) model of an analyst's recognition and comprehension processes in a cyber-attack scenario. The IBL model first recognizes network events based upon events' situation attributes and their similarity to past experiences (instances) stored in the model's memory. Then, the model comprehends a sequence of observed events ... |
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| Virtually Massive: Understanding Mass and Combat Power in Cyber War |
Jan 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
John Cobb; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIR FORCE RESEARCH INST
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| The US Air Force defines mass as to concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time to achieve decisive results ; Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 3-12 echoes this definition while noting that cyber forces [m]ust integrate and synchronize with other forces . But what does this mean for strategy in the cyber domain? Some have suggested that the concept of mass no longer applies ... |
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| Redefining Information Assurance Compliance |
Jan 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Quick; ARMY SIGNAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FORT GORDON GA
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| Cyberspace has and will continue changing the way we all conduct our Profession of Arms. This applies to everyone--the Infantryman, the Signaler, the intelligence analyst and the commander in the field. Global connectivity and the speed at which information is transmitted around the earth have fundamentally altered our world, and we cannot go back to how things were. Technology continues evolving to meet today s threats while simultaneously building toward ... |
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| Navy Information Dominance Corps: Human Capital Strategy 2012-2017 |
Jan 2012 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS WASHINGTON DC INFORMATION DOMINANCE
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| Information Dominance (ID) is the operational advantage gained from fully integrating information functions, capabilities, resources and people to optimize decision-making and maximize warfighting effects. It enables the Navy s ability to maneuver and engage the enemy at the nexus of the maritime and information domains. The human component of ID is the Information Dominance Corps (IDC) and it has three core functions in this mission. First, it must assure the ... |
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| African Peace and Security Architecture: A Strategic Analysis |
16 Dec 2011 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Luis C Falcao Escorrega; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In recent years, global players such as the United States, the European Union (EU), and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have noted Africa's growing strategic importance to their respective interests. Among those interests are Africa's natural resources, particularly crude oil, agricultural raw materials, and mineral resources. These global players also have growing concerns over peace and security threats in Africa, including conflicts, terrorism, cross-border crimes, cyber threats, and piracy. ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 5, Number 4, Winter 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
156 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Nyr Joseph S; Maichael Kraig; Mark O Yeisley; Charles E Costanzo; Chika Yamamoto; Karl P Mueller; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL STRATEGIC STUDIES QUARTERLY
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly (SSQ) is the senior United States Air Force-sponsored journal fostering intellectual enrichment for national and international security professionals. SSQ provides a forum for critically examining, informing, and debating national and international security matters. Contributions to SSQ will explore strategic issues of current and continuing interest to the US Air Force, the larger defense community, and our international partners. |
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| Active Cyber Defense: Enhancing National Cyber Defense |
Dec 2011 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Tiong P Wong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| With increased dependency on the Internet, cyber attacks are fast becoming an attractive option for state adversaries, in part because of the ease of hiding one's identity. In response, governments around the world are taking measures to improve their national cyber defenses. However, these defenses, which are generally passive in nature, have been insufficient to address the threat. This thesis explores the possibility of employing active cyber defenses to improve ... |
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| Self-Development for Cyber Warriors |
10 Nov 2011 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory Conti; James Caroland; Thomas Cook; Howard Taylor; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY
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| Aggressive self-development is a critical task for the cyber warfare professional. No matter the quality, formal training and education programs age poorly when facing the relentless advance of technology and agile adversaries. Self-development serves as a continuous complement to formal training and fosters the currency and depth of expertise a world class cyber workforce demands. Our purpose with this paper is to help each of us, beginner or expert, identify ... |
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| A Reserve Component Initiative to Defend DoD and National Cyberspace |
10 Nov 2011 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
David M Hollis; OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INTELLIGENCE) WASHINGTON DC CYBERSPACE WARFIGHTER INTEGRATON AND STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT DIV
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| The United States is under increasing threat from both nation state and non-nation state cyberspace domain aggressors. An effective attack against vulnerable elements of our critical infrastructure could produce major and lasting damage to our national economy, military capability, and our cultural way of life. The military approach to defending the cyberspace domain is still fragmented, unorganized, and not under effective command and control. It requires integrated individual and collective ... |
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