At the Crossroads of Cyber Warfare: Signposts for the Royal Australian Air Force

Abstract

This thesis provides signposts to guide the Royal Australian Air Force during its journey through the development of a cyber capability. As with most journeys, there are always multiple paths; the challenge is to choose a path that will deliver an effective cyber force with the available resources.The emergence of cyberspace changed the character of war in ways Clausewitz could never have imagined. Cyber violence transcends the physical environment, creating effects on an adversary's warfighting capabilities as severe as a kinetic weapon. Uncertainty, the fog that envelopes all aspects of conflict, remains ever-present; however, cyber enables commanders greater situation awareness, shifting the shade of fog from opaque to translucent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1019376

Entities

People

  • Craig Stallard

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Combat Areas
  • Computer Networks
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber