Precise Cyber Effects

Abstract

When compared to traditional methods of kinetic warfare, cyber conflicts are still relatively new and untested. Cyber operators often have incomplete information about their targets prior to completing an action. This deficit makes it difficult to predict the precise outcomes or collateral damage caused by a cyber operation. With this uncertainty, military leaders may act with an undue sense of caution in using cyber capabilities. Improving technology and techniques for quantifying cyber effects will increase the effectiveness of cost estimation, enhance consequence prediction and ensure precision. Highly precise and predictable cyber effects can also achieve mission goals despite the presence of both incomplete and maliciously-created false information.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
6d3a5bb432ab8dfb4fd0bc18775ec372

Tags

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace

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