Operationalizing Cyberspace for Today's Combat Air Force

Abstract

This study researches the question, What does the CAF operator need to know about CNO? Section 1 provides the framework for the discussion as well as key background information regarding current United States Government strategic views and DOD views on cyberspace. Section 2 begins the CNO education by showing where CNO fits into the overarching information operations construct and concludes by providing a generic discussion of the interaction between each of the elements.Section 3 furthers the discussion by detailing how cyber forces are organized. Section 4 outlines the importance of CNO to the warfighter. Section 4 also lends vulnerability and capability analysis in an effort to drive the CAF mission planner or operator to think in terms of desired effects. Section 5 highlights a few of the key operational challenges in the areas of doctrine, organizational thought and system architecture, education and training, and planning in order to highlight issues that may hamper CNO support to the warfighter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019326

Entities

People

  • Travolis A. Simmons

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Electronic Mail
  • Malware
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Operating Systems
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber