Initial Report of the Deans Cyber Warfare Ad Hoc Committee

Abstract

The Department of Defense has substantially increased the emphasis and investment being made to better position the military to operate effectively in a cyber warfare environment. Among the more notable recent developments have been the establishment of a new Cyber Warfare Command (USCYBERCOM) at Fort Meade, the establishment of a new Navy Fleet Cyber Command, as well as the reorganization of the OPNAV staff, merging N2 and N6 into a new information-warfare-centric organization. Clearly, future Naval Academy graduates will be expected to know more about cyber warfare than those we have graduated in the past. The Academic Dean and Provost tasked an ad hoc committeethe Cyber Warfare ad hoc Committeeto examine how USNA can best ensure that the officers we provide are able to operate effectively in a cyber warfare environment. More specifically, the Committee was tasked with determining how USNA can invest our midshipmen with the tools, techniques and talents necessary to face this new environment, and asked the committee to examine what impact these new developments should have on the baccalaureate education offered at USNA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 2011
Accession Number
AD1001919

Entities

People

  • Donald M. Needham
  • Patrick J. Vincent

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Network Protocols
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • STEM Education

Technology Areas

  • Cyber