Understanding the Unique Challenges of the Cyber Domain

Abstract

The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace. On December 7, 2005 the Air Force Chief of Staff added the word cyberspace to the Air Force mission statement and ever since Airmen have struggled to clearly define and better understand the cyberspace domain. In his book, Strategic Warfare in Cyberspace, Lt Col Gregory Rattray took a historical perspective and offered an interesting comparison between the development and advancement of air power in World War II and todays emergence of strategic warfare in cyberspace. While Lt Col Rattray's approach yielded many similarities between the development of air power and the development of cyber power, it is important to highlight that the air and cyber domains are two very different operating environments. The primary aim of this paper is to highlight some of the unique challenges the cyber domain presents. By better understanding these unique challenges we can better prepare to fly, fight and win in cyberspace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1020192

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Miller

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computers
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Deterrence
  • Electronic Mail
  • Internet
  • Military Personnel
  • Networks
  • Situational Awareness
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Social Networks
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems
  • Websites

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space